Our Story
I received my very first beehive as a birthday gift in 2017, marking the beginning of my beekeeping journey and creating Holt Hall Apiary's first 9 jars of honey.
By pure coincidence where I chose to put my first two hives was almost exactly where my Great Great Grandpa (Pictured above) had kept his bees about 80 years ago!
In 2019, I traveled to Australia to work on a 3,000-hive farm, gaining invaluable beekeeping experience just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon returning home, I expanded Holt Hall Apiary's hive numbers to approximately 100 and built our first honey processing room.
In 2021, we constructed a second honey processing room to accommodate an increase in production numbers.
In 2022, we successfully passed our first SALSA audit and have maintained compliance ever since.
In 2023, we proudly hired Misha as our first full-time employee and installed a new production line to keep up with demand.
In January 2024, we completed our largest order ever of 100,000 jars of honey. Additionally, we built Honey Room number three to create more space for honey extraction.
We expand into an old farm shed to use as a warehouse.. it takes quite a bit of work to get it suitable for food storage!
After three years with us Misha went off to New Zealand to continue learning about beekeeping. The packing side of our business had been busy growing. We were now up to 5 people in production and two in the warehouse.
Less than a year on and the warehouse was full, that meant one thing. we needed to finish racking! We now have a 250 pallet warehouse. The team also continued to grow.
One of our customers is importing honey from a remote forest in africa that is totally organic, in order to process it we undergo Soil Association Acrediation and Pass with flying colours!
Our commitment to the environment.
Sustainable practices are crucial to our apiary as they ensure the health and longevity of our bee populations. We are committed to supporting biodiversity, and promoting a cleaner, more balanced ecosystem.
At Holt Hall Apiary, we embrace zero waste to landfill by shredding cardboard on-site for packaging and using an electric forklift, ensuring every jar of honey is produced and delivered with minimal environmental impact.
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