Bee Juice: The Liquid Gold of Diddly Squat
Normal farms sell honey. We sell Bee Juice. Here is what actually happens between a hive and a £12.20 jar.
- Subject
- From the farm
- Published
- 2026-03-11
A hive produces surplus honey only when the colony is strong, the weather has cooperated and the forage was there. On this ground, in a good year, that means a handful of supers off each hive in late summer. In a bad year it means feeding them through the winter and taking nothing at all.
The extraction itself is unglamorous: uncap the frames, spin them, filter the honey coarsely enough that it still tastes of something, and let it settle. What comes out is a runny, pale, floral honey that reflects whatever was flowering within about three miles of the hive — which on this farm means hedgerow blossom, clover, and a great deal of oilseed rape in May.
It sells at £12.20 for 350 grams, which makes it the premium ambient line in the shop, and it has twenty-seven reviews. The name was chosen because "honey" is a word every farm shop in England already uses, and "Bee Juice" is a word none of them do.
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From the farm
Published
2026-03-11
Written by
Somebody who was there
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