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Kitchen notes, hive notes and advice for growers.

What happens between the hive and the jar, kitchen notes for raw honey, and practical advice for growers who hire our colonies.

Morning mist over a field of flowering heather with a single birch tree

From the honey house · 2 September 2026

Why heather honey is pressed, not spun

Ling heather honey sets to a jelly inside the comb. Here is what that means for the colonies, the honey house and the price on the jar.
A beekeeper lifting a frame covered in bees from a hive in a blossoming orchard

For growers · 10 March 2026

How many hives does an orchard need?

One colony an acre is the rule of thumb for top fruit. Here is when to go higher, when to go lower, and when to have them delivered.
Light shining through honeycomb, some cells capped white and some full of amber honey

Kitchen notes · 14 January 2026

Why your honey set in the jar, and how to fix it

Solid honey is not old honey. Granulation is what raw honey does, and twenty minutes in warm water puts it right.