Loughton Bees and Soaps

25/09/2026

Gorgeous Loughton honey from local 2026 Spring flowers. With the very hot and dry Summer there was not enough pollen and nectar for the bees, so they've kept lots for their Winter feed. Message me for your supply because there won't be much left by the New Year.

I also manage the apiary at Loughton Methodist Church, where the church's own bees have their honey for sale in Wesley's Cafe. You will have to ask for it as it sells quickly !

01/06/2026

Two of my garden hives today. The bees were really buzzing

22/05/2026

When in Paris what do you go to see : the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower? No the beehives in the Palais du Luxembourg gardens!

08/05/2026

The first honey crop of 2026 is here. A couple of us look after the bees at Loughton Methodist Church and this morning we took off the first frames of sealed Spring honey.
You'll be able to buy a jar at Wesley's Cafe ( in the entrance foyer of the church) from Monday. If you live within 2 miles of the church maybe the bees have visited your garden.
£8 per 340g jar.

08/05/2026

The new bumblebees are emerging this week. In the breakfast time sunshine as I sit on a bench in our garden the new girls are emerging right beside me.

21/04/2026

14/04/2026

Yippee. There's a nectar flow on and the bees are gathering. Nectar for the honey and pollen to feed the growing young bees being laid, and hatching by the hundreds daily. Look for the yellow pollen sacks by the rear legs of several bees as they return.
Hopefully some honey to harvest by July.