Local honey is unique: it’s taste reflects the flowers, landscapes and seasons around you. Buying from local beekeepers keeps your food miles low and helps support the bees that keep our environment thriving.
Whether from a neighbourhood beekeeper, farm shop, market stall or independent retailer, choosing local honey supports British bees, biodiversity, livelihoods and the craft of beekeeping.
Despite the UK’s rich beekeeping heritage, only around 14 per cent of the honey consumed domestically is produced here.
One spoonful equals 1,000 flowers: bees visit up to 2 million flowers to make just one pound of honey – that’s around 60,000 flowers per spoonful. A single bee makes only 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. That means it takes thousands of bees to make a single jar.
Every jar tells a story: from delicate spring blossom to rich late summer heather, the flavour depends entirely on what’s in b…