You can buy our honey either direct form our website or Blue Beetle Ceramics in Thatcham (by the Garden Center). We attend the Newbury Farmers market on the first Sunday of each month.

Yes, the only processing that happens to our West Berkshire Honey is extracting via spinning the comb really fast, and then filtering through a mesh. It isn't pasteurised. Our local honey keeps all of its pollen and natural enzymes that make it go good for you!

All natural unprocessed local honey will granulate over time. The rate all depends on the types of flowers the bees visit. Some flowers produce nectar that crystalises slowly and other produce nectar that crystalises fast. To return it to a liquid state gently heat it by putting it in an airing cupboard. Supermarket honey stays runny because it is heat treated.

We'd love to hear from people who would like to stock our honey, particularly in the West Berkshire area.

No, our bees forage up to 5km from their hives so we can't possibly know whether or not that is entirely on organic land. They fly over Newbury, Thatcham and most of the villages around. Very little British honey is organic.

West Berkshire is lovely area with a mix of farm and common land with lovely towns and villages. With Greenham Common, Crookham Common, Bucklebury Common and Snelsmore Common we have some the most diverse nectar sources around. Our West Berkshire Honey captures the essence of West Berkshire, it is extracted in small batches and minimally processed. It is not just us that loves it, we have won local national prizes in honey shows, the pinnacle being our 2nd Place at the National Honey Show for set honey,

We have apiaries across West Berkshire from Theale to Welford.

If you are a land owner in West Berkshire, have space for bees and would like someone to manage them - please contact us! The key characteristics that we look for in a site is: > Away from people/rights of way > Easy access with a vehicle > Morning sun but afternoon shade for the bees . > Good surrounding forage.

I can give ad hoc support but generally can't commit to long term mentoring. However, feel free to ask any questions on the Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/bensberkshirebeesbeekeepingchat

The best thing to do to get started is to join a local association and take part in a course for beginneers. In West Berkshire the Newbury and District Beekeeping Association is an excellent way to start. www.newburybeekeepers.org.uk

Whilst a swarm of bees can be seem scary in practice bees are at their most calm when they are swaming. Their only focus is on finding a new home. In you're in West Berkshire you can either contact us or contact the Newbury and District Beekeeping Association and they will pick up the fees. Most beekeepers don't charge for this. Take a look at our Swarms page for more details.

Unlike Honeybees it is hard to move Bumblebees without killing the colony. The colonies are smaller and make only temporary homes. If possible it is best to leave them along - by the middle of summer they will have left. If you have to move them contact an ethical pest controller.

No we don't.