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Honey Guide Why Has My Honey Gone Solid? How to Make It Runny Again Is solid honey safe to eat, or has it gone off? No. If your runny honey has turned thick, cloudy or solid, it has simply crystallised (or "set", as beekeepers say). It's completely natural, perfectly safe to eat, and tastes just as good. In fact, setting is what real, unprocessed honey does. At Honeyfields Bee Farm we tell every customer to expect it: all honey sets eventually, some varieties just take longer than others. Ou …

British Honey Guide Spring, Summer, Heather or Borage? A Guide to English Honey Varieties Why does English honey taste so different from jar to jar? The short answer: it all comes down to the flowers. Our bees make honey from whatever is blooming within a few miles of the hive, so a jar from May tastes nothing like a jar from August, and honey from the Yorkshire moors is different again. At Honeyfields Bee Farm we've been keeping bees in Warwickshire since 1985. Our spring and summer honey c …

Welcome to the world of Buckfast Bees! Our Five Frame Buckfast Nucs are the ideal choice for both beginner and experienced beekeepers seeking healthy, hardworking bees to populate their beehives.What is a Five Frame Nucleus?A nucleus, commonly known as a nuc, typically comprises 3-6 frames and is designed to grow into a larger colony as the season progresses. Each fully operational nuc includes a mated queen actively laying eggs, 2-3 frames containing brood at various stages of development …

All of our queen bees are delivered in a plastic travel/introduction cage. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to introduce a queen bee to a colony using one of our plastic queen cages:Ensure that the colony is queenless: Before introducing a new queen, make sure that the colony is queen less. This can be done by carefully inspecting the hive for any signs of a queen. The fastest way to see if a colony has a queen present is look for eggs in the worker brood cells. In some cases, only drone …

Transferring a nucleus colony (nuc) into an empty full-size hive can be an exciting and challenging task for new beekeepers. It involves moving a small colony of bees from a temporary nuc box into a larger hive that will serve as their permanent home. This process requires a little planning before to ensure the health and safety of the bees.Here are some steps to follow when transferring a nuc into an empty full-size hive:Choose the Right Time: Ideally Transferring a nuc into a full-size hi …