My friend Liz, an avid cyclist, heads off every summer with her bike on a long trip, retuning with tales of adventures; strange encounters cycling solo through Europe. This autumn she returned with two pots of honey from her travels. I know how lightweight she packs on these trips, so knowing that she pedalled over hills and mountains with two glass vessels filled with honey (one light, one dark) was...
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The Joy of Bees: A Gastronomic Honey Tasting
As a honey lover when I heard that an immersive experiential art installation centred around bees and gastronomic honey tasting was...
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Top Tips when planting for Bees
As an urban beekeeper in training I am increasingly interested in planting flowers that provide nectar for bees and other...
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London Honey in Urban Food Awards
I want to recommend three London honey producers for you to try, all have been shortlisted for the Urban Food Awards. The...
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Forest Honey from Zambia
If you are looking for a delicious, rich and powerful raw honey then I urge you to try Forest Honey from...
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Honey from Wales
My sister’s mother-in law E, is a retired midwife from Wales, she’s full of energy (as you would expect from...
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6 Reasons to Buy Local Honey
Towns and cities are great places for bees, and city honey can be of sensational quality (which may surprise those...
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San Francisco Bay Honey
My friend S, who I’ve known nearly 20 years since university, turned up at my house last week with a...
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Sidr Honey From Yemen
The quality of Yemen honey is known across the Arab world so it was with great excitement that I got...
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Beautiful Bitter Arbutus Honey
Arbutus Honey is made by bees foraging on the blossoms of the Strawberry Tree. I had not come across this...
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Honey from the Himalayas
I’m currently eating Himalayan Highland honey from Ogilvy’s. Raw, cold pressed and organic certified, it comes all the way from...
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British Heather Honey from Yorkshire
I’ve finally got round to tasting Heather honey, which is synonymous with Scotland. However the one I’ve been eating is...
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Honey from Mile End Cemetery
I was delighted to be introduced to James Gotts, one of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (THCP) Beekeepers (there are four...
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Talking Health and Honey with Bee Mercy
In my search for pure raw honey I came across Bee Mercy (a company selling an impressive range of raw honeys,...