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What's in natural honey?
Raw, natural, pure honey contains simple sugars and pollen. Here's a breakdown of those properties.
What's in natural honey?
Raw, natural, pure honey contains simple sugars and pollen. Here's a breakdown of those properties.
How is beeswax made?
Honey bees create beeswax by consuming honey and exuding wax from glands in their thorax. Bees use the wax to create comb to store the nectar they collect from flowers....
How is beeswax made?
Honey bees create beeswax by consuming honey and exuding wax from glands in their thorax. Bees use the wax to create comb to store the nectar they collect from flowers....
Why buy local honey?
There are many strong reasons to buy local honey. Local honey is typically of superior quality to supermarket honey and so offers better health benefits and a broad range of...
Why buy local honey?
There are many strong reasons to buy local honey. Local honey is typically of superior quality to supermarket honey and so offers better health benefits and a broad range of...
Why fake honey is an issue and how to spot it
Fake or adulterated honey, is honey that's been tampered with, added to, or produced unnaturally. It doesn't taste as good as real honey, its production can harm the environment and...
Why fake honey is an issue and how to spot it
Fake or adulterated honey, is honey that's been tampered with, added to, or produced unnaturally. It doesn't taste as good as real honey, its production can harm the environment and...
Retrieving a swarm from a chimney
A long dry spring led to a rather swarmy season. I was called by a neighbour to retrieve a swarm from his chimney, which we were eventually able to do....
Retrieving a swarm from a chimney
A long dry spring led to a rather swarmy season. I was called by a neighbour to retrieve a swarm from his chimney, which we were eventually able to do....
Chertsey Community Fair
My first stint in a monthly slot at the Chertsey Community Fair. Despite poor weather it was a successful day, selling pure raw runny and soft set wildflower honey and...
Chertsey Community Fair
My first stint in a monthly slot at the Chertsey Community Fair. Despite poor weather it was a successful day, selling pure raw runny and soft set wildflower honey and...
Talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping Association
I gave a talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping association about my experience of beekeeping so far. Not easy when some in the audience have over 50 years of experience.
Talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping Association
I gave a talk at the Weybridge Beekeeping association about my experience of beekeeping so far. Not easy when some in the audience have over 50 years of experience.
Buy real honey
There are great reasons to buy local honey instead of supermarket honey. Responsible beekeeping supports local pollinators and maintains a vested interest in the welfare of the local environment. Local...
Buy real honey
There are great reasons to buy local honey instead of supermarket honey. Responsible beekeeping supports local pollinators and maintains a vested interest in the welfare of the local environment. Local...
Local natural and organic honey
Natural and organic honey are are produced through careful management by beekeepers, without the use of inorganic food or treatment chemicals. Addlestone Honey does not us inorganic treatments of feeds,...
Local natural and organic honey
Natural and organic honey are are produced through careful management by beekeepers, without the use of inorganic food or treatment chemicals. Addlestone Honey does not us inorganic treatments of feeds,...
I'm in the Addlestonian magazine
While manning the Addlestone Honey stall at the Addlestone Community Centre Craft Fair, the local magazine The Addlestonian, invited me to write an article. I took the opportunity to answer...
I'm in the Addlestonian magazine
While manning the Addlestone Honey stall at the Addlestone Community Centre Craft Fair, the local magazine The Addlestonian, invited me to write an article. I took the opportunity to answer...
Honey crystallisation
Crystallisation is a natural process where the glucose (the simplest and most abundant of sugars) and fructose (common in fruit) sugars in raw honey separate and form crystals. Crystallised honey...
Honey crystallisation
Crystallisation is a natural process where the glucose (the simplest and most abundant of sugars) and fructose (common in fruit) sugars in raw honey separate and form crystals. Crystallised honey...
Supermarkets sell fake honey
Recent analysis by the Honey Authenticity Network found 96% of sampled UK supermarket honey was "suspicious". This is just the latest in a long line of evidence showing consumers are being...
Supermarkets sell fake honey
Recent analysis by the Honey Authenticity Network found 96% of sampled UK supermarket honey was "suspicious". This is just the latest in a long line of evidence showing consumers are being...