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26/05/2026

We will be at Open Farm Sunday at Bath Soft Cheese on Sunday 7th June

Looking forward to it

Info below !

22/05/2026

Come along to either Eat Festival - or both ! We will be at both ! Fresh new season honey available as well as a great range of local honey too.

01/05/2026

We will be there in the Produce Market !

17/04/2026

We will be here and also Nailsea Farmers Market

27/01/2026

Slightly challenging post today so if you feel in any way ‘triggered’ by this then complain to the almond growers ….

California’s Central Valley produces 80% of the world’s almonds. Each almond requires 3.2 gallons of actual irrigation water to grow. Not rainfall. Actual tap water pumped from aquifers.

One gallon of almond milk requires 162 gallons of irrigation water. Compare that to dairy milk at 8 gallons of tap water per gallon, with the rest being rainfall that falls on pasture anyway.

But here’s where it gets properly grim. Almonds bloom for exactly three weeks in February. During those three weeks, California needs every pollinating bee in North America transported to the Central Valley or the crop fails entirely.

Commercial beekeepers truck in 31 billion honeybees. That’s two-thirds of America’s entire managed bee population, all concentrated in one valley for three weeks. The bees are packed into trucks, driven across the country, dumped into almond groves drenched in pesticides, worked to exhaustion, then packed up and shipped to the next crop.

The mortality rate is catastrophic. Beekeepers report losing 30 to 50% of their hives annually. That’s billions of bees dead. Not from natural causes. From being used as disposable pollination machines for your almond milk.

The pesticides don’t help. Almond groves are sprayed with neonicotinoids which scramble bee navigation systems, fungicides which weaken their immune systems, and herbicides which eliminate the wildflowers they’d normally forage on between almond blooms.

Meanwhile the aquifer depletion is permanent. The Central Valley has sunk 28 feet in some areas from groundwater extraction. That water took 10,000 years to accumulate. It’s being drained in decades for almond milk.

Your vegan latte killed more bees and used more water than a year’s worth of dairy milk. But it’s got “plant-based” on the label so you’re definitely saving the planet.

Note.
In the UK neonicotinoids are banned for general use and we don’t move bees in anything like the same numbers to crops - firstly we have far fewer colonies compared with the US Beekeeping sector and we also have very few crops that require such intensive pollination.
However this post reminds us that things are not cut and dry when making comparisons and choices and we need the full picture to make an informed decision …

17/01/2026

A very mild January day today - had a queen bumble bee buzzing around as I did some clearing up of old wax buckets and waste honey from melting. Plenty of birds about - Robin in the garden and a Blackbird scratching around in the leaves.

I wonder if this is th first ‘false spring’ of winter ‘26 ?

16/01/2026

I have been offered the opportunity to obtain a batch of ‘Honeydew’ honey.

This is something that is rarely produced in the UK and in fact is something I have never tasted.

Honeydew honey is a unique, dark, non-floral honey made by bees from sugary secretions (honeydew) left by insects like aphids on trees, rather than from flower nectar

This results in a malty, woody, less sweet flavor, rich in minerals and antioxidants, often from forests like beech or fir, and prized for its robust health benefits and complex taste.

It's known for its high mineral content (potassium, iron, magnesium) and prebiotic properties, making it a healthy alternative to blossom honey, pairing well with cheese or yogurt.

Question to my customers - is this something you would buy if I sourced it ?

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21/12/2025

On Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday, read the very first story

And the reason why I’m sharing this with you ? It’s all about BEES !!

Happy Birthday Pooh !

https://www.thetimes.com/article/58c1d6d1-c809-443d-8509-964ac9948a62?shareToken=8fb45a13d4c1d4f3ffb346f2d48cc261

16/12/2025

Searching for last minute Christmas Gifts ?

We have a huge range of honey , beeswax candles and honeycomb as well as wonderful gift boxes available.

Either for collection locally or from our shop in Chippenham - World of Honey

Message for more details !

15/12/2025

We will be at this market on Friday 19th (Weather Permitting!!)

🎄 The Bath Soft Cheese Christmas Market – Next Friday! 🎄

We are delighted to announce that the Bath Soft Cheese Christmas Market is back next Friday at Park Farm - and it’s going to be shopping galore!

We’ll have 20 wonderful traders joining us, each bringing their finest festive offerings. Whether you’re after some delicious Christmas cheese, last-minute gifts, or simply a fun way to entertain the kids at the start of the school holidays, come along and enjoy the festivities at Bath Soft Cheese!

Expect plenty of festive treats, including:
✨ Mulled wine
✨ Mac and cheese
✨ Pulled pork buns
✨ Giant Marshmallows to toast by the fire
✨ A festive tractor for the kids
✨ The chance to meet our adorable baby cows

It’s the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit — we can’t wait to see you there!

PLEASE NOTE PARKING WILL BE VERY LIMITED SO CONSIDER CAR SHARING OR PUBLIC TRANSPORT