#1 Enter & Win Kid’s Creative Bee Hotel   Join our “Making Your Own Bee Hotel Competition” to build your own bee hotel with your family, and one winning design will win a once in a lifetime beekeeping experience to discover the exciting world of this most complex and productive insect, and enjoy a hands-on exploration inside a hive of […]

Our Beekeeping series with CBBC!    Show Me The Honey launched on the 30th September 2021, if you missed the show not to worry you can catch up on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00103lw/show-me-the-honey-series-1-episode-1. Show Me The Honey will be live every Thursday at 5:30pm on CBBC. Curtis the founder of Local Honey Man, was working alongside BAFTA […]

The Queen Bee of Dates Introducing… our ‘Queen Bee of dates’… the ‘Medjool Date’! Bigger, sweeter and higher in fibre than their equally famous counterparts (Ajwa, Deri, Deglet Noor etc), Medjool Dates are a popular delicacy in several regions of the world with cultural and religious significance. Continuing our promise of a brand-new infusion each […]

Can Honey Remedy Itchy, Sneezy Allergies? “Hello pollen, my old friend… I see you’re back again”! Social media is awash with comments like these, as many pollen attacks have started earlier in the year than anticipated. Though the sun is only just (finally!) emerging, constant sneezing, a runny nose and an itchy throat are all […]

Banana Date Cake with Walnut & Date Honey Infused Glaze Can you tell we are crazy about Walnuts?! Our second entry into the “what to bake during a Weekend” category is another blockbuster dessert. Bananas, dates, glaze and cream… when was the last time you saw such beautiful ingredients brought together?… Until now! Take a […]

Salted Walnut Cake with Local Medjool Date Infused Honey Perfect for the weekend or a quick activity when working from home, book a date (see what we did there!) with cake to make the perfect dessert to accompany our new limited production Medjool Date Infusion. Take a few moments to digest our scrumptious recipe and […]

Delicious Uses for our Pumpkin Spice Honey this Halloween   Ahh, Halloween, that most magical time of year. Crisp Autumnal days characterised by golden leaves shimmering on the trees, turning to evenings spent carving pumpkin lanterns, cooking soups and stews and watching scary movies. Owing to circumstances this Halloween, it might not be possible to […]

Our favourite honey bread recipes   Whether the weather is keeping you cosily wrapped up indoors, or your commute to the office has become a 30 second stroll over to the kitchen table, we’re all spending more time inside these days. It’s easy to become gloomy as the nights get longer, the days become darker […]

Beekeeper profile: Robin Harman   Our recent interview with head LHM beekeeper Eric was so popular that we began reaching out to our other beekeepers for their insights into the world of beekeeping. Robin Harman oversees a number of colonies at apiaries across Essex, nurturing the bees and ensuring they have happy access to the […]

The best ways to boost your children’s immune system this Winter   It’s more important now than ever before that the immune systems of both you and your children are as strong as they can be. With kids back at school, and many teenagers off to college or University for the first time, a strong […]