Bud & Bee Artisan Honey

Bud & Bee Artisan Honey Our small apiaries in ancient woodlands & wildflower meadows make Bud & Bee Artisan Honey delicious

Look who's joined the bees on the landing board - it's a swollen thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) 😁It's name and iride...
15/06/2026

Look who's joined the bees on the landing board - it's a swollen thighed beetle (Oedemera nobilis) 😁

It's name and iridescent appearance make it truly memorable.

Is this male a particularly intelligent opportunist, hoping for the bees to drop pollen for it to feed?

The honey supers are stacking up but it's a case of stop, start - stop, start again with the weather. 🌦The honey extract...
10/06/2026

The honey supers are stacking up but it's a case of stop, start - stop, start again with the weather. 🌦

The honey extractor is ready and waiting for us to gather the spring crop, it's just a case of waiting it out and keeping an eye on the forecast - this is definitely not honey harvest weather!

Every cloud has a silver lining - at least we know the bees have plenty of stores to keep the colony fed when they can't get out.


'Made By Bees, Nurtured By Us"Find your local honey at:The Green Room, QuornRustic Kitchen and Deli, MountsorrelFreckles...
05/06/2026

'Made By Bees, Nurtured By Us"

Find your local honey at:
The Green Room, Quorn
Rustic Kitchen and Deli, Mountsorrel
Freckles, Barrow Upon Soar
Norths, Rothley
The Brewery, Sileby
Apple & Pear, Woodhouse Eaves
Johnsons of Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves
Rowena Garden Centre, Rothley
The Staunton Deli, Staunton Harold

(subject to stock availability)


🍯🐝 Before we are able to harvest the honey crop, honeybees perform one final act of craftsmanship.After collecting necta...
02/06/2026

🍯🐝 Before we are able to harvest the honey crop, honeybees perform one final act of craftsmanship.

After collecting nectar from flowers, worker bees patiently reduce its moisture content and transform it into the thick, golden honey we know and love.

When the honey is perfectly ripened, they seal each cell of the honeycomb with a delicate wax cap—creating nature's own airtight storage system.

These tiny wax covers protect the honey from moisture and spoilage, preserving it for months or even years inside the hive.

For beekeepers, a frame covered with capped honey is a clear sign that the honey is ready for harvest - not long now...

Every capped cell is a reminder that bees aren't just honey makers—they're preserving experts too. ✨🐝

Before May is out, here's a little Sedge Warbler.Why?Because this photo was taken in May, in Norfolk, some 4 years ago -...
30/05/2026

Before May is out, here's a little Sedge Warbler.

Why?

Because this photo was taken in May, in Norfolk, some 4 years ago - having seen images like this I didn't think it would be possible without fancy lenses and a tripod.

Thankfully I was wrong, here's the shot to prove it, taken on a pocket camera 😁

Have a nature shot you're particularly proud of? Let us know..

It takes 16 days for the colony to raise a new queen bee from an egg, they do this by intensively feeding the egg with t...
27/05/2026

It takes 16 days for the colony to raise a new queen bee from an egg, they do this by intensively feeding the egg with their own superfood – royal jelly.

With more room needed to grow than a worker bee, a large peanut looking cell is built from wax.

Once the queen is ready to hatch make a hinged exit by chewing her way through the wax.

26/05/2026

Did you know?

The red tailed bumblebee is one our most common bees and yet we can’t remember seeing them in our garden before. Lovely to take a moment and enjoy their presence, especially this one who happens to be wearing matching pollen.

Thanks to for making our honey feel right at home 😊Perfectly positioned at the entrance to the restaurant. ☕
20/05/2026

Thanks to for making our honey feel right at home 😊

Perfectly positioned at the entrance to the restaurant. ☕

19/05/2026

Stop, start, stop, start…

The unpredictable weather is playing havoc with honey making this season.

Our bees got off to a brilliant start in April, but these cold, wet days mean more time in the hive and less time on the flowers. Foraging bees can easily get caught out by sudden rain showers, and every lost flying day means fewer opportunities for vital pollination.

The unsettled conditions are also making life difficult for newly emerged virgin queen bees, who need calm, warm weather to head out and mate with drones successfully.

Here’s hoping for a more settled spell soon — for the bees and for us all.


wildlife

Wild Garlic - first come the humans foraging for leaves, then come the bees foraging the flowersThe wild garlic seemed t...
13/05/2026

Wild Garlic - first come the humans foraging for leaves, then come the bees foraging the flowers

The wild garlic seemed to come and go in record time this year but we can't go without mentioning it because it helps give our Quorn spring honey the most delicious caramel notes.

Can't wait to try this years!😋

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