Our hives are located in permanent apiaries, a few miles from Merstham and situated within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, enabling the honeybees magnificent forage across gentle chalk hills and sweeping valleys, in collecting pollen and nectar from flowers of the countryside, farmers local crops, domestic Merstham gardens and woodland of the North Downs
We run a single origi
n honey harvest, in that all our jarred honey comes from one apiary, with one harvest in the jar and remains uniquely traceable. Whereas honeys bought from shops (even some local beekeepers) can be blended from different apiaries, whereas our single origin honey comes from just one apiary. No adulterating, blending or pasteurisation, so it will crystallise naturally, itself a sign of purity and unique in quality. Our bees produce a limited edition honey every harvest; in that nothing is added or taken away, just as nature intended. So no two honey's from High Trees Honey will ever taste the same, they are always limited editions and unique, because the combination of visits to over a million flowers that make a jar of honey, they will be totally impossible to replicate exactly again. Honey's longevity (shelf life) can be explained by its chemical makeup: its naturally acidic and low in moisture, making it an inhospitable environment for bacteria. In general, regardless of its variety, honey is a natural product and an ancient part of humans' food. Honey is accepted in having numerous natural properties used in treating burns, sore throats and cuts, used in food (cakes, biscuits, hot drinks) as a natural alternative to refined sugar. Our prices are based on collection, direct from our doorstep, High Trees, 26 London Road South, Merstham, Redhill, RH1 3DT (on Google navigation systems, enter 26 Grange Drive) we are on the left hand side of the service road (when heading North on A23), between Lime Trees First & Middle School and Merstham Village. Payment is possible by our contactless card machine: accepting credit card, debit card and American Express as well as Apple, Samsung and Google Pay. Contactless and allows user to enter pin or tap, and of course we accept local currency. A receipt provided whichever method customer chooses to use. Apiculture is a husbandry best met with knowledge, in dealing quickly with the ever changing challenges. The craft enables understanding the purpose pollinators serve, through assisting Science with Research and Development project, in support of healthy ecosystems, impacts of humans and agriculture on the environment through pesticides, non-native pests and disease, they can and will encounter, locally and globally. At High Trees Honey we volunteer regularly, by sharing the importance of our native and solitary pollinators, along with the amazing work they do in keeping our ecosystems moving, evolving issues of biodiversity due to climate change. Along with offering ways our communities can improve habitats for pollinators wellbeing; as their success is vital to our planet and ultimately our wide food variety. Other ways we volunteer, is in helping the public by collecting swarms or providing advice on behalf of British Beekeepers Association, along with Croydon & Reigate Divisions of Surrey Beekeepers, is undertaken evenings and weekends, so our response times can be next day or two, at times to fit round a challenging career, although we try hard to respond within 24 hours. The career is not related to this husbandry, but looks to try and make a difference through improving the environment, in use of renewable energies, by reducing humans dependencies on fossil fuels to achieve better options, cleaner and greener ecosystems and a better biodiversity for future generations.
