Honeystone - Ingatestone Honey & Beekeeping

Home
United Kingdom
Ingatestone
Honeystone - Ingatestone Honey & Beekeeping

Beekeepers and producers of honey in Ingatestone, Essex, UK. He had always had an interest in bees, whereas I was petrified of them!

Introducing HONEYSTONE! 🍯 🐝

Our love of beekeeping started when I (Hannah) purchased an Urban Beekeeping course in 2017 for Nick's birthday. Two children & a house move later, we then took up an opportunity in 2021 to share a bee hive in our garden in central Ingatestone, with an experienced beekeeper. Unfortunately those bees weren't keen and swarmed. In 2022 we decided to go it alone, and start

ed out with our own bees in our own hive. We had quite a successful season, producing honey that we either consumed ourselves or gifted to others. The expansion to two hives came this year, with happy and content bees that have produced alot of honey. More than we can consume or gift this year! If anyone would love to try a jar then please get in touch.

09/12/2025

We want to say a BIG thank you to those who braved the weather and visited us at the Ingatestone Festive Fair!

If you missed us or even want some more honey🍯 then please get in touch or visit our online shop.

https://honeystone.sumupstore.com

07/12/2025

We're at Ingatestone Festive Fair today, outside and .

We have honey for you to taste and would love to see you, so wrap up warm and pop by to see us! 🍯 🐝 🎄

Brentwood Connected
The Bell Ingatestone
The Star Inn

04/12/2025

BEE MERRY

Christmas is coming to Honeystone! 🎄 🎁 🍯

An apology for being quiet on socials for a while now, but life has been hectic at Honeystone HQ this year. 🙈
However, we have now harvested, jarred and labelled our 2025 honey.

It's for sale from this Sunday when we will be at the Ingatestone Festive Fair with Brentwood Connected.
You can find us outside The Country Cafe and Patrick Green LTD.

Please make sure you visit all of the other businesses in and around the The Bell Ingatestone, and the shops opening to welcome you to our lovely high street!

We will be selling:
Gift wrapped honey
Gift wrapped honey with drizzler
Honey pumps
Honey drizzlers
Beeswax
Bee pollinating plant seed balls

See you Sunday from 12pm!

12/10/2025

We spotted the bee at the Space Safari drone show last night at Hylands.

skytheatre

02/07/2025

'Buzz in the City,' Chelmsford's very first sculpture art trail will be opening on Saturday 5 July and we can't wait to 'bee' part of it🤩
Get your first look at the swarm of beautiful mini bees we'll be hosting, that belong to:

1. Parkwood Academy🐝
2. Members of Girlguiding Hylands District🐝
3. New Hall School🐝
4. ECL (Essex Cares Limited)🐝
5. Hive Family of Schools (Moulsham Infants, Moulsham Juniors, Writtle Infants, Writtle Juniors, Highwood Primary)🐝

Find more about the trail here: https://libraries.essex.gov.uk/news/buzz-in-the-city-art-trail

08/05/2025

Nearly six weeks ago we posted to say we said goodbye to some of our bees, so that we could downsize. Our bees had other ideas! From three hives to seven just like that, because they want to multiply and keep their colonies strong. We now need to find homes for four of these hives. 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝

X3 wooden national hives
X1 poly nuc
X3 correx nucs

15/04/2025

We think that our friends at Beevive will be buzzing to know that they were mentioned on stage! 🐝

Essex Wildlife Trust saves Chester Bees!
by volunteer June Lambert

My Goddaughter, recently, went to a comedy performance at Chester Storyhouse the comedian Jimmy Carr asked people what the most unusual object was they had in their handbag or pocket.

My Goddaughter’s friend who was with her told the comedian that her friend had a bee revival kit. Of course, she owned up to having one. He wanted to know what is was and where she had got it. She explained it was a keyring from Essex Wildlife Trust that she had been given by her Godmother for Christmas, and it contained a solution to give to a bee if it seemed in distress. He asked if she had ever used it, she said that as she came out of her house, she found a distressed bee on the path outside her house. She put the solution down and the bee later flew off. The next question was whether it was a once only fix. She explained it came with a leaflet that explained how to refill the key ring with the correct solution.

🛍️What an incredible story! Great to know products purchased at our Nature Discovery Centres are helping to save pollinators, one bee at a time. Why not pick yours up when visiting over the Easter weekend.

30/03/2025

Yesterday we also said goodbye to the small hive of bees that we caught from a swarm last year. They survived the winter and were outgrowing their nuc*. We decided that we don't have the time to devote to another established colony and so another beekeeper has given them a great new home! 🐝 🐝 🐝

* A beehive nuc, short for "nucleus colony," is a small, established bee colony, typically consisting of a queen bee, worker bees, brood (immature bees), and some food stores, housed in a smaller hive box, and used as a starter colony for beekeepers.

29/03/2025

Thank you to .ingatestone! See you all again soon when our little workers 🐝 have enjoyed the sunshine. 🍯

16/03/2025

Honey, honey! The bees are happy when the sun is out. ☀️ 🐝🍯
Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday 29th March at the .ingatestone market.

Address

Chantry Drive
Ingatestone

Website

http://honeystone.sumupstore.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Honeystone - Ingatestone Honey & Beekeeping posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Grocery Store in Ingatestone?