Local honey direct from your beekeeper.

As well as being nice to eat did you know that honey has long been considered to be good for your health? This is because of it’s composition, made up of sugars i.e. glucose and fructose the minerals magnesium, potassium, calcium, sulphur, iron and phosphate. In fact, this superfood also contains vitamins B1, B2, C, B6, B5 and B3, though the levels of these can change depending on the quality of the nectar and pollen collected by the bees and weather conditions etc. In addition to the above, copper, iodine, and zinc exist in honey it in small quantities along with several types of hormones.

Honeybees are a vital part of any healthy agriculture economy as they pollinate our crops in field and orchard and we are therefore very dependent on them. In fact, about 50% of mankind’s diet is sourced directly or indirectly from crops pollinated by bees. Honey is also said to be useful for those with allergies. It is thought that if you source and eat local honey, it can fortify your immune system and help prevent seasonal allergies such as hay fever caused by local pollen. This is because local bees use the pollen from local plants and eventually it ends up in your ‘locally’ sourced honey.