Ian's Honey

20/09/2023

Moving hives to the heather, 2023.

07/09/2021

Extracting the July hill honey was a heavy job ...an exception to the rule in my experience.

31/07/2021

Running out of hive space is not an every-day thing for bees in Scotland. If the weather remains warm in August it may be the best honey season for 20 years.

20/07/2021

Ian's Scottish Blossom Honey is now available for the first time in 8 oz honey pots. It is a delightfully light and smooth-textured honey mostly collected by Ian's bees from the yellow fields of oil seed r**e between Blairgowrie and Alyth, Perthshire.

You can order 3 in a cardboard tube delivered in the UK (2nd class small parcel) for just £14. These packs can be ordered at www.ianshoney.co.uk.

Boxes of 12 are available too for £33 + delivery (please contact Ian).

16/07/2021

Please order Ian's honey at www.ianshoney.co.uk

Not just the Rolls Royce of honey, but according to recent studies, Scottish heather honey is the new super food. Scientists now think that it's even more effective for treating infections than its Kiwi cousin Manuka. Scottish heather honey is an essential food source, good for your bones, good for....

18/05/2021

Day Off notices have gone up in all of Ian's apiaries.

Oh...and see Ian's new honey website here www.ianshoney.co.uk

23/11/2020

Second line of defence against the Varroa mite.

'Tea-bags' of thymol crystals - the strong scent of this naturally occurring compound (thyme) promises to disrupt the parasite's breeding cycle...

One bag per brood chamber.

18/11/2020

HEATHER HONEY FOR SALE
Ian's heather honey is from Strathardle and Glen Shee.

3 x 227g (8 oz) clear plastic mini pails posted.
£16.50 DELIVERED.
The three pots are stacked tightly within a cardboard tube
and delivered within the UK by 2nd class post.

HOW TO BUY IAN'S HONEY
Order Ian's Honey at www.ianshoney.co.uk

10/09/2020

Gathering heather honey in Glen Shee, August 2020. Photo: Fergus Gill.

18/05/2020

More manganese, Madam?

Will the discovery of significant levels of this useful dietary trace element in Scottish heather honey increase its value, helping our marginal business?

https://www.thenational.scot/news/18411621.scottish-heather-honey-branded-worlds-latest-superfood/

Manganese contributes to many bodily functions, including the metabolism of amino acids, cholesterol, glucose, and carbohydrates. It also plays a role in bone formation, blood clotting, and reducing inflammation. 'Adequate Intake' (AI) is 2.3 milligrams (mg) per day for adult men and 1.8 mg per day for adult women. Researchers at FERA Science found heather honey contains 14.5mg of manganese per kg.

For your 2mg of manganense you'd need to consume 138g of heather honey a day (unlikely) or 1380g (10 x as much - very unlikely) of another type of honey. Still, it may be useful/enjoyable to add heather honey to the existing known sources of manganese: pineapple, pecans, almonds, peanuts, oatmeal, raisin bran cereal, brown rice, whole wheat bread, pinto beans, lima beans, navy beans, spinach, sweet potato and tea (certain vegetarians may already be habitually consuming 10mg a day).

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325636

FOODIE circles are buzzing about Scottish heather honey after new research into the product found it offers 10 times more manganese than about 200…