Dear Friends, it can't have escaped anyone on this planet that there is a hugely infectious pandemic around and that much of the advice is of course public health advice with regard to minimizing exposure to yourself and to others potentially more vulnerable. The other and equally important dimension to...

Dear Folks, we are still delivering orders and will continue to do so as long as the logistics and circumstances permit, Raw honey has always been a time honoured way of boosting your immunity and general health so it might not be a bad idea to stock up while things...

It has been a while since I ventured back on to this blog, yes, my aversion to all things digital has been a driver (or lack of it) but it's been a crazy year, moving home, changing our entire production setup, emptying the warehouse, just to name a few of...

Dear Friends and fans of the exquisite Carob Honey, we have some good festive news. As we have mentioned before, the new pattern of overly long hot dry summers well into October and erratic rainfall patterns has almost put an end to the production of Carob honey. What little there...

Earlier this summer I had the chance to attend the first of a three part honey sensory analysis course conducted in Bologna. ( I know it sounds like a jaunt, but trust me it was back to school and nose to the grindstone). Over 4 days an international group of...

  One of the things I often encounter when talking to shop owners or retailers is "we only do local honey.....and Manuka" When I ask about why this is, I mostly get told that they want to support local beekeepers, local honey is good for hay fever and that everyone wants Manuka honey because...

As a long time chronic Hay-fever sufferer, I am well acquainted with utterly disabling and misery inducing symptoms. I have tried homeopathic remedies, with varying degrees of success, dietary cures, nasal washes, barrier sprays and often resort to powerful antihistamines just to get by when i need to function, but in truth antihistamines are...

Some of the lovely wildlfowers which our beautiful complex raw wildflower honey comes from......enjoy Here is a link to a wonderful site showing the wildflowers of Portugal, http://www.pbase.com/valterj/wild_flowers_ii&page=all thanks... Wildflowers Wildflowers Everywhere Spot the bee Lupins on the terraces Rosmaninho or Wild Lavender in the Cork forest.