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Today we’re going to talk about honey from one of bees favourite trees! Linden.   The greek’s coined the linden tree as the “tree of life” and it can be found blooming all across the northern hemisphere. Linden trees differ slightly around the globe, but all linden trees from the

Honey comes from flowers, right? Simple. Well, not always.   Honeydew Honey is unique in the honey world as it is the only honey cultivated not from plant nectar, but from insects. This is how it’s made. Honeydew itself is a sweet, sticky liquid secreted by aphids and small insects

“Red brown, like the water of the peat bog. A gift of nature carrying the tang of moorland air.” No, this isn’t a description of a prized single malt.  It’s legendary beekeeper Brother Adam’s ode to another of Scotland’s tastiest natural exports: Heather Honey.   The common Heather plant is

It’s no secret that bees are an absolutely essential part of our ecosystem, which is why it’s so important we prevent their tragic decline in population. Pesticides, habitat loss, and parasites have contributed to a serious decline in the UK’s bee population over the last 50 years. 13 species have

        WHAT IS A SWARM? “Swarm” is not plural for many honeybees, like a “herd of buffalo” or a “school of fish,” it’s a term used to describe a grouping of honeybees that recently split-off from a strong “mother colony” to start a new hive. Catching and