We keep our bees on three sites in and around Caterham, Surrey. This is a hobby – we do it because bees are fascinating and it would take more than a lifetime entirely to understand them. Bees do have a habit of taking over your life however, there are always jobs to be done. We do sell our honey, it’s pure & natural and we like it to go to people who live locally. If you’d like to buy some, have a look here.
Our honey …
These bees live just off the Pilgrims’ Way in Caterham, so they are on the beautiful chalk downland. They do a lot of honey gathering in the spring working the swathes of meadow flowers.
Bob’s tasting notes: this year the Surrey Downs honey, as with a lot of honeys from the area, is quite light, it has a lovely smooth texture and a finish of bramble.
Honey from our apiary right in the heart of Caterham-on-the-hill, these colonies have access to the local park and the huge variety of forage available in local gardens.
Bob’s tasting notes: the lime trees didn’t yield well (again) this year, so this is a typical suburban multi-floral honey. It has a smooth texture, and a rounded taste with slight hint of maltiness.
Sorry, this batch has *** SOLD OUT ***
2024 crop is now in
I write this every year(!), but 2024 wasn’t the best due to the weather. You’ll remember it was cold and damp in spring, and we had very few hot days. Autumn was good for the bees though, so they should over-winter well. We have plenty of honey in stock to get us through until the 2025 crop arrives.
Our honey was available at East Side Deli on the High Street until it closed so you may already recognise it. Now you can buy it directly from us.
Awards
Competitive Honey shows are a tradition amongst beekeepers. Everyone takes great pride in making sure the honey is the best is can be.
Our honey has won 1st place in the Croydon honey show, and 2nd in the South of England honey show, so it is officially good stuff! The honey is judged on taste and aroma, as well as presentation.
How to get hold of some …
Get in touch by email and arrange to come and collect it from Caterham-on-the-hill. Or if we can walk to you in 10 minutes we will deliver for free … how green is that?! Have a look here.
