Pure Natural English Honey Direct From The Beekeeper
Experience the unique taste of delicious, natural British honey. Explore the finest pure, locally produced honey from apiaries nestled in the rural countryside and orchards of Essex. Enjoy authentic, affordable, and flavourful Essex honey — just as it exists in the hive, from a trusted and traceable single origin English source. Cold filtered and non-pasteurised to preserve its natural goodness. Order online for delivery, or choose click-and-collect direct from the beekeeper.
Notice: Swarm Collection 2025 Update
Dear friends and neighbours,
Thank you for thinking of me for your bee-related needs. This year, I will not be collecting swarms of bees.
However, help is still available! If you need assistance with a swarm, please contact Colchester Beekeepers for more information.
Wishing you a safe and wonderful spring and summer season,
Robert Clare
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🍯 Welcome to Essex - Honey
I’m an old Essex beekeeper based in the north of the county near Colchester, working in partnership with the local honey bees to produce authentic, natural, pure, and delicious Essex honey.
My honey bee families live in peaceful countryside and orchard apiaries around Copford, Marks Tey, and Colchester. The honey is cold filtered and non-pasteurised, keeping all the natural goodness — including original pollen, flavour, aroma, and vital enzymes.
Unlike mass-produced honey, mine is never heated above 36°C, as high temperatures destroy beneficial antioxidants, vitamins, and natural enzymes. Although some jars may be gently warmed if they’ve granulated, the integrity of the honey is always preserved.
I practice sustainable beekeeping, raise my own queens, and work with locally adapted bees that thrive in our Essex environment.
Robert Clare, Beekeeper
📱 07864 719526
(Text or call)
Let's Go ! Essex-Honey worker honey bees leaving the hive to forage for nectar and pollen
Best honey I have ever tasted. And I've tasted a lot. Robert's bees, every one of them, are the best!
Hay Fever
Many of my customers have said that using pure local natural honey throughout the year on a regular basis has helped their hay fever symptoms during the allergy season. Try some and see if it helps.
Pollination
Some of the bees I manage are helping to pollinate local fruit growers trees. Pears, apples and cherries being the main varieties. The hives are sited within the orchards ready for spring time blossoms. Everybody benefits.
Bee Friendly
Please plant bee friendly plants in your garden. Early spring flowering plants such as crocus and snowdrops provide early pollen source for the bees. Dandelions are a great resource for bees please leave a patch for them to grow on your lawn. Thanks.
Essex honey worker bee (Trudy) foraging on Ivy flower during the autumn
Borage Blue & Summer Gold
In fields where borage blossoms blue,
The summer hums with life anew.
The honey bees in golden flight,
Dance through the blooms from dawn to night.
They sip the nectar, soft and sweet,
With pollen dust upon their feet.
And in the hive, the treasure grows—
A jar of summer, pure as rose.