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Highgate Honey

@HighgateHoney

Beekeeping in North London. Honey, growing for bees, workshops.

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We really care about honey, so you will only get the very best from us.

We take care of all our own hives, so we know exactly where our honey comes from and how the bees have been looked after.

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You don’t have to pick between growing food for you or flowers for bees - lots of plants are perfect for both!

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To survive bees need to be visiting 100s of flowers - shrubs like this are brilliant because they have so many flowers in a very small area.

If you are careful in your planning it’s possible to have something in flower to support bees at all times of the year.

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So much work goes into the production of our amazing honey, it is so gratifying when people take a moment to let us know that they love it 🥰

We are a small family business, everything is done by us - when you send us a happy email or leave us a lovely review it makes our day.

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Our bees have been busy collecting nectar and making it into delicious honey!

When they have enough to spare we will start harvesting. We always make sure that they have plenty for themselves.

Honey is a slow food

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Yesterday was the start of this year’s beginner’s beekeeping course at our local bee club.

It is always a great atmosphere and lovely to see the teaching apiary full of enthusiasm.

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Phew, why is eating honey so exhausting? Every sense has been working really hard…

Amazing to meet some wonderful people with a common interest in fabulous honey. ❤️

@londonhoneyawards

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We spend most of our time looking down on the city from our hill in North London - it’s fun to sometimes go down there and see it up close!

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The wet then warmer conditions have given us a really good spring flow of nectar - it’s given our colonies a good start to the season.

Roll on the honey!

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Bees never stop amazing me.

Their brains are tiny, yet they have the ability to cooperate and accomplish great things.

Let’s be more bee.

Chittka

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Well this was fun!

Sometimes when bees swarm they decide to set up their new home in the most surprising locations…

This lot were so calm and were happy to be relocated into a hive - we gave them to a friend whose bees died over the winter and she was so thrilled.

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Normally I can use a barrow to bring in supers to this apiary.

This year has been so wet - I’m having to carry them instead. No need to go to the gym 😂 💪🏻

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Moving colonies of bees is always fun - I closed up the boxes the night before, after all the bees had come home.

In the morning I moved them into their new apiary. My favourite part is always opening up the hive entrance and seeing them explore their new surroundings

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It’s been such a slow start this year because of the cold wet spring, sometimes it felt that the spring sunshine would never come - but here we are! The miracle of nature. ☀️ 🐝

Our North London honey is starting to be made!

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We can fill these sweet little jars with our honey for you. You can customise the lid label if you like and pick a ribbon or twine to match your colours or theme.

Perfect favours for weddings, baby showers, corporate events, birthday parties…

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