Hay
Fever Misery, many people suffer and many people are finding out
that local honey can
really help, click... here and go to April's news to find out
more about it.
Forthcoming Events:
Belper Farmers' Market Saturday 13 February 2010
Bakewell Farmers' Market Saturday 27February 2010
See events page for details.
To
see photos from our apiary in the Peak District click...here
Art in Action might have been and
gone, but the interest shown by the visitors to the show made
it all worth while, this father and daughter were clearly fascinated
by our Observation Beehive.
The good news is that The Honey Pot will be at this years show
with a bigger and better display about beekeeping with the Observation
Beehive taking centre stage.
HOW TO START BEEKEEPING
Many people are keen to learn about beekeeping following
the recent media coverage about the problems with the bees, but
what do you need? How much does it cost? Where to start beekeeping,
beekeeping courses and many more questions can be answered in
our information pack.
It covers most of the points and guides you into the craft of
beekeeping.
It includes : our leaflets "How to start beekeeping",
"The problems with bees", contacts about beekeeping
activities in your area, our price list and an excellent book
called Bees at the Bottom of the Garden.
To order our pack send a cheque payable to The Honey Pot for £15
(UK only) and I will send one to you, don't forget to include
your name and address.
Tony Maggs started The Honey Pot back in
1990 at Markeaton Park Craft Village in Derby, UK, in the East
Midlands, to provide a link between beekeeping and the public.
The beekeepers come to buy all of their beekeeping equipment,
and the public come to buy their local honey and products of the
hive by our own bees.
All of the honey we sell comes from near by at our own apiaries
, so we sell direct to the customer.
The Honey Pot also does a few Farmers' Markets and Shows and has
a number of selected outlets near by to provide the customer with
a source of local honey produced from our own apiaries, reducing
food miles.
The honey produced by The Honey Pot uses traditional and ethical
methods with minimal stress to the honey bees. The quality of
local honey is down to the care of the beekeeper.
Local Honey is nature's direct health food, do not confuse or
compare local honey with the majority of honey available in the
shops, this is imported and the methods used cannot be guaranteed.
Here in Britain, local honey will normally have the name of the
county on the label and the beekeepers name and address.
For more information about the benefits of Local Honey and how
it helps the Hay Fever and Asthma sufferers, go to the latest
news pages of March, April and May.
If you are having difficulties sourcing local honey near to where
you live, try your local Farmers' Market, health food shops, shows,
garden centres' or some times your local butcher stocks local
honey. If you are still having difficulties send me an e.mail
and I will try and point you in the right direction and I will
try and give you some contacts to try.
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