Our Honey

Our pure Hampshire honey is made by honey bees gathering nectar and pollen from wild flowers, lime trees and summer fruit and flowers beside the home of Charles Butler, the Father of English Beekeepers, in Wootton St Lawrence. We like to think Charles Butler's own bees shared the very same spot.

Pure honey is simply filtered, with nothing added: no sweeteners, oils or flavourings.

A jar of honey with a wooden honey dipper
Fig. 1.From the Charles Butler apiary.

A honey for each season

Honey takes its flavour from the flowers, bushes and trees the bees forage on, so each of our seasonal honeys is unique to its place and time of year.

  • SpringBlossom
  • Late springOilseed rape
  • SummerMeadow and fruit
  • Late summerBramble and hedgerow flowers
  • Early autumnIvy

Where to buy it

We bring our honey to shows and events through the season, where you can taste before you buy, and try honey cake, honey bars and honey bread made with it.

Our stall at a local show, with jars of honey and posters about the life cycle of bees
Fig. 2.Our honey stall at a local show.
Shows and events

Our recipes

A few favourites, each made with our own honey. Enjoy!

How to spot fake honey

Adulterated honey has been mixed with a cheaper sweetener, such as corn syrup or sugar. It can look like pure honey, but it is made in a factory rather than by bees. Look out for honey that:

  • is blended with cane or other syrups
  • has been watered down
  • has added dyes or flavour enhancers
  • lists several countries of origin on the label
  • has been pasteurised or heated to a high temperature

Please remember that honey is not suitable for babies under 12 months old.