October… Its been an interesting month!
Well October went a little differently than planned! It started as normal and the bees that needed it were being fed with syrup to make sure they’re in top condition for the winter.
Unfortunately however part way through the month things went down hill. Those that know me know I’m rarely ill and also that I don’t do things by halves so.. I managed to get quite a nasty case of Glandular Fever and ended up spending two days in Hospital!
I’m much better now but couldn’t have got everything done without the help from my Mum who many that read this blog will already know does a lot for me as well as several other people who all helped get our backlog of honey to process down!
The bees are back on track thanks to Dad helping feed the bees when I wasn’t allowed to do any heavy lifting. So I think we can sum up by saying its been a stressful month for all but looking much better now!
Now onto what we’ve been up to this month! It seems this month has been non-stop honey processing for us and for other brands. Many people don’t know that we actually process honey on behalf of quite a few honey brands around the UK. Their honey gets sent to us and we can process it and jar it for them under our certification.
We have processed upwards of 8,000 jars this month alone for other brands which is brilliant and we keep picking up new customers ranging from smaller businesses and beekeepers wanting a couple of hundred jars doing through to larger businesses supplying retail chains and shipping overseas.
Honey packing as it’s called was never something I thought we would be doing other than for ourselves but its become a really valuable asset to our small business!
Christmas is just around the corner and we’re so excited to have back in stock one of our most sought after honeys, Festive Spiced. This has become a firm winter favourite with its warming spices and delicate honey flavour its a real treat at breakfast time, stirred into coffee or even by the spoonful!!
As well as our Festive Spiced Honey we also have our Christmas Hampers back in stock which contain a honey of your choice, a beeswax candle, honey dipper and packed of wildflower seeds. You can even add a gift tag for free!
Thank you as always for your support and taking the time to read our short blog. If you ever want to learn about anything in our business send us an email with your question and we will answer it through our blog!
This month we have two markets on the same weekend
Middleton Hall Christmas Market – 26th and 27th November
Market Bosworth Farmers Market – 27th November
We look forward to seeing you there
Matthew Ingram