Harts Hill Honey

14/06/2026

14/06/2026

A quick walk around the apiary on a sunny Saturday morning in June

29/05/2026

Meant to put this on a few weeks ago, cleared this area of the river Kennet last summer as it was completely blocked by the dogwood, now the swans and ducks can pass by more easily

24/05/2026

All ready for the spring market at Broad Hinton Village hall today 🐝

23/05/2026

Sometimes you can be fortunate enough to be looking through the colony when a new queen emerges, a truly magical moment 🐝

23/05/2026

A really nice morning in the sunshine having a quick check of the hives before the weekly inspection

14/05/2026

Our hive at the top of the garden has suddenly erupted into life now the suns out and the temperature is up, this is our biggest colony on a double brood and 6 supers, looking forward to extracting the honey this weekend 🐝

14/05/2026

No music just the background sound of bees at work once the sun comes out and the temperature goes up, the biggest colony we have, double brood and 6 supers which we will be extracting on Saturday for our spring honey 🍯 🐝

13/05/2026

Walking our dog this morning across the River Kennet at Fyfield noticed an unusual ripple in the water approaching the bridge, couldn’t work out what was causing it until it reached the bridge and its tail broke the water, never seen or heard of an otter this far up the river, sadly didn’t get a picture, but if you’re around the river near lower fyfield, clatford or Lockeridge keeps your eyes peeled

05/05/2026

Spent Sunday adding two long stands to the Kennett apiary ready for when we start queen rearing towards the end of this month 🐝