Our bee-keeping journey began in the summer of 2014 when a swarm of bees set up home in our garden. We were captivated. The following spring we embarked on our new found hobby, enrolling at the Berkshire College of Agriculture to learn our craft, before rescuing three hives and giving them a home. The following year the three hives became 10 and now we look after 10 hives at our Apiary in Berkshire.
Our Hives are located in Maidenhead in a small wood close to the Thames. It’s a perfect location as it’s sheltered both from the excesses of the winter and high heat of the summer. We generally get a strong spring and summer crop with the local farm land, residential gardens and woodland providing a wide variety of nectar sources including field maple, lime tree, horse chestnut, blackthorn, apple, pear and blackberry blossoms.
