Bredon Hill Honey
Honey is collected from the hives on individual frames which the bees have sealed with a wax capping.  The wax is melted with a hot knife to reveal the honeycombs beneath.  Wax can be collected and made into bees wax candles and polish. The uncapped frames are put into a rotating drum and the honey is spun out.  It's lightly filtered into large storage tubs then decanted into glass honey jars when required.

The colour, texture and flavour of  Bredon Hill Honey will vary throughout the year.  The variations are due to the different properties of each plants' nectar.  If the bees have fed mainly on hawthorn blossoms the honey may have a grainy or gritty texture.  If they've been to a field of rape the resulting honey will be very white in colour and will set hard. If the hive only produces a small amount of honey the different types are mixed up together on the frames and the result will be a blend of honey from different nectars.  However, in large hives where frames are extracted on a regular basis the honey crop may be derived predominantly from just one type of plant eg. oilseed rape in spring

Where to buy Bredon Hill Honey
Bredon Hill Honey from Nick Lambert's apiary is available from:
Tewkesbury Nutrition Centre,98 High Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 5JZ. Tel. 01684 299620. www.nutritioncentre.co.uk.

To contact us at Bredon Hill Honey please click here to send us an email or  Tel. 01684 296586.

Caring For Your Bredon Hill Honey
All pure honey will granulate in time, in fact this change is the best proof of its quality. It can easily be restored to a liquid state:
1. Loosen the top and stand the jar in hot water.  Heat very gently until the honey becomes liquid. OR
2. Remove cap and place in a microwave oven on the lowest power.  Remember, the honey in the centre of the jar will continue to become liquid after the heating time has finished.