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Welcome to Berberis House Apiary (BHA Honey). We are professional Beekeepers supplying top quality natural honey and beeswax products. We are based on the outskirts of the village of Sutton St James in Lincolnshire but our delicious range of products are obtained by moving our honeybees around the country, taking full advantage of a variety of foraging seasons in different areas of the country. The foraging season starts in early spring with apple blossom and oil seed rape. In the early summer the honeybees are moved to gather nectar from an abundance of blossoms before being moved on to the late summer flowers and fruits. The colonies are then moved on again to the sea lavender and ling heather before finally collecting the last nectar of the season from the Ivy plant in late Autumn. The majority of our colonies are then wintered on the farm at Berberis House.
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The exceptional taste of our honey is in part due to the fact that it is 'raw'. This means it has not been heat treated in any way and undergoes a minimum of filtering. Heat treatment slows down the speed of crystallization, keeping the liquid honey liquid for much longer and prevents fermentation. However, when honey is heated its delicate aromas, yeast and enzymes which are responsible for giving honey that exceptional flavour, are partially destroyed.
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In addition to our range of pure honey and cut comb we continue to develop various lines of pure beeswax products. We hope you enjoy browsing our site and if you require any further information please contact us. It would be lovely to see you at one of our shows, please keep an eye on our facebook page, Instagram and Shop for updates.
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