Hay
Fever Misery, this time of year there are many people suffering
and many people finding out that local honey can really help,
click here and then April to find out more about it.
STOP PRESS: The Honey Pot winner of The Redfern Trophy for the
third time, click here and then click on the date bar and choose
August
Forthcoming Events:
Bakewell Farmer's Market 26th July
Bakewell Show Weds 6th, Thurs 7th August
See events page for details
The Honey Pot wins the Cup for the second
year running
for the best Heather Honey in Derbyshire.
To
see how we did it and photos from our apiary in the Peak District
click...here
It is July and we are enjoying
a more normal summer this year after last years wash out. With
good strong colonies we can enjoy the main crop coming in this
month from flowers like the the Lime tree pictured below, many
other flowers help to produce our local honey
Tony Maggs started The Honey Pot back in 1990 at Markeaton Park
Craft Village in Derby, UK, to provide a link between beekeeping
and the public.
The beekeepers come to buy all of their popular beekeeping supplies,
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 our own apiaries, so we sell
direct to the customer.
The buying public can be rest assured that we are not selling
other beekeepers honey.
The Honey Pot also does 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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