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🐝 Beekeepers in South Manchester 🐝 Keeping treatment-free bees, selling pure honey, handmade soap & offering unforgettable bee experience days🍯✨
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Extraction day is the exact moment you realise honey has a genuine talent for teleportation.We go in fully kitted out—ov...
14/10/2026

Extraction day is the exact moment you realise honey has a genuine talent for teleportation.

We go in fully kitted out—overalls, apron, gloves, the lot. Very professional. Very clean. Very much in control.

Then you open the settling tank, and suddenly you are wearing honey. Not a little bit. Not a tasteful drizzle. Proper, full-body sticky. It gets under the apron, creeps up your sleeves, and ends up in places that make you question the basic laws of physics.

The first time it happened, I was convinced I’d done something terribly wrong. Now? I realise it’s just part of the ritual. Honey is relentless. It will find a way.

The only real lesson we’ve learned is speed: get it all done in a couple of days flat. Once you start, you’re committed. If you try to stretch it out, you spend the next week feeling like you’ve been aggressively hugged by a toffee apple.

It is messy, it is exhausting, and it is hands-down the best smell in the world.

If you’ve ever wondered why raw local honey tastes so different to the stuff in the supermarket, this is why. It doesn't roll off an automated conveyor belt—it comes courtesy of two people trying to stay upright while absolutely covered in honey.

Drop us a message if you want to grab a jar from this batch before we finish washing it out of our hair

So, it turns out Ukraine recently wiped out a massive farm of Russian spam accounts. Which might sound completely irrele...
13/10/2026

So, it turns out Ukraine recently wiped out a massive farm of Russian spam accounts. Which might sound completely irrelevant to a small beekeeping setup in South Manchester... but hear me out.

Less digital noise online is actually brilliant news for us.

Because spammers don't buy local raw honey.

They don't care about postcode labels, they don't care about soft set on warm toast, and they definitely don't suit up on a Saturday afternoon to get stung on the thumb during a hive inspection.

When we share updates about the bees, we’re just trying to reach actual, real people down the road who like proper honey. Every time the internet gets cluttered with fake nonsense, it just makes it harder for small, genuine local businesses to actually be seen.

So here’s to a slightly quieter internet, fewer fake profiles clogging up the feed, and more real human beings supporting real local bees.

If you are, in fact, an actual person living in or around South Manchester who appreciates raw honey—give us a wave in the comments just to prove you exist.

(And if you’d like a jar, drop us a message. We strictly only deliver to real people.) 🐝 human-only-zone

Over the last year, I’ve learned two absolute truths about beekeeping:1. Bees do not care that you are new.2. Your body ...
13/10/2026

Over the last year, I’ve learned two absolute truths about beekeeping:

1. Bees do not care that you are new.
2. Your body has a very strong opinion about stings, even when your brain is trying to act calm and professional.

I used to think getting stung was a rare event reserved for careless moments. Turns out, it’s more like a surprise test. You can do everything right—move slowly, use the smoker properly, speak gently to the hive—and still get a sharp, spicy reminder that you are merely a guest in their house.

My personal highlight was during an assessment. I took a sting right to the hand and had to carry on as if nothing had happened. I was desperately trying to project "seasoned beekeeper"—the kind who casually nods and says things like, "Lovely temperament on this colony," while a hundred bees walk across their gloves.

Inside my head? I wanted to drop everything and sprint off.
Outwardly? Total straight face. I’m still not convinced I fooled anyone.

If you’ve ever had to keep completely calm while something very much was happening to you, you get it.

Want to see what the fuss is about without taking a sting for the team on day one? If you're local to South Manchester, our experience days are the best way to get hands-on with hives, suit up safely, and give it a go before committing your whole life to it.

Drop us a message or check the link in the comments to book your spot! 🐝✨

Here is a picture of two frames being uncapped—one using an uncapping fork and the other with an uncapping knife.We want...
10/10/2026

Here is a picture of two frames being uncapped—one using an uncapping fork and the other with an uncapping knife.

We want to know: if you have ever harvested honey, which tool is your absolute favourite to use? Or if you are just watching the process, which method looks most satisfying to you?

You can probably see straight away even from just these two frames how quickly this job is going to get really, really messy.

And yes, before anyone points it out, we know you would not normally uncap right over the top of an extractor, but it does give a great visual of how the honey process works.

Which side are you on—fork or knife?

When you buy real honey, you want it straight from the beekeeper, straight from the extractor.All right, confession time...
09/10/2026

When you buy real honey, you want it straight from the beekeeper, straight from the extractor.

All right, confession time. This picture was taken for a photoshoot. We do not actually stand there with one of us opening the honey tap while the other gently holds a jar underneath.

Although I do love that idea, we ran into a bit of a problem when we tried doing it that way. It is practically impossible to hit the exact weight by hand every time. Even though we were overfilling the jars, Trading Standards were not happy about it, so we eventually had to invest in a machine to make sure every jar is precisely the right weight.

That being said, we still do hand pour small batches, like the WA15 Timperley honey - it just takes ages

This is our range of lip balms, and honestly, I do not think they get the attention they deserve.They are made primarily...
08/10/2026

This is our range of lip balms, and honestly, I do not think they get the attention they deserve.

They are made primarily with beeswax—specifically the wax cappings that we remove to harvest the honey. It is a lovely, natural ingredient that is so good for your skin.

Because they come in a tin, you just need to rub a little between your fingers to soften it up with your body temperature. I have actually just made a fresh batch of the orange ones, which smell just like chocolate orange to me because they are made with organic cocoa butter, orange essential oil, and our own beeswax.

I cannot tell you how much I love these. They are £3 each, or if you buy two jars of honey, you get one for free.

Which jar of honey should you pick? Let’s talk through them.WA14 (Altrincham)This honey comes from Carrington Moss, whic...
06/10/2026

Which jar of honey should you pick? Let’s talk through them.

WA14 (Altrincham)
This honey comes from Carrington Moss, which is a peat bogland. The soil really influences the flavour, and a lot of people say it reminds them a bit of wh**ky, likely due to those peaty notes. It is the least sweet of all our honeys and, whenever we run a vote, it is almost always the men’s favourite.

WA15 (Timperley)
Located at a garden centre in Timperley, this one has delicate hints of orange running through it. It is always a huge hit and will definitely sell out the fastest.

M33 (Sale)
Gathered along the banks of the River Mersey, this is a lovely, all-round wildflower honey with hints of blackberry, Himalayan balsam, and lime tree. Just a beautiful local honey.

M32 (Stretford)
Very similar to the M33, but a little bit richer with slightly more depth from the flowers. This one is actually my personal favourite, though not everyone agrees.

M41 (Urmston)
Our most popular honey overall. The hives sit in an old orchard, making it wonderfully fruity with notes of apple, blackberry, cherry, pear, and plum.

(A quick note on M17: the bees didn't produce quite enough there this year to run a full batch, so we won't have it available for this season).

Manchester Honey (Runny & Soft Set)
Our Manchester honey is a blend from all of our apiaries, so no matter where you live around Manchester, it is guaranteed to contain your local pollens.

If you are worried about runny honey setting or going crunchy as it gets colder in winter, our Soft Set version is ideal. We guide it to crystallize with very tiny, fine crystals, giving it a texture more like butter. It will always stay smooth and spreadable, and it won't go hard on you because it is already set.

Why do we sell our jars by postcode?We firmly believe it matters, and we refuse to just blend all our honey together. Ev...
05/10/2026

Why do we sell our jars by postcode?

We firmly believe it matters, and we refuse to just blend all our honey together. Every single one of our apiaries—which luckily happen to sit in different postcode areas—produces honey with a distinct flavour.

It is a lot like w**e. Every batch tastes different depending on the soil, the weather, and what is blooming at the time. We love seeing people’s reactions when they visit our shop and sample the different jars. They are always shocked by how honey from Stretford tastes completely different to Altrincham, which tastes different again to Sale, even though they are all just a couple of miles apart.

Putting the postcode on the jar does two things. First, it makes it super easy for you to buy truly hyper-local honey. Second, it serves as a reminder that honey is a completely unique product, and no two batches will ever be identical.

It is Sunday and Gareth finally gets a day off from packing.The orders have been coming in thick and fast ready for Chri...
04/10/2026

It is Sunday and Gareth finally gets a day off from packing.

The orders have been coming in thick and fast ready for Christmas, though I think a few of you are just treating yourselves. The most popular deal, as always, is our five jars of honey with free shipping.

We also have all of our lip balms and soaps fully in stock, so please do keep those orders coming in. A huge thank you to everyone who has bought from us recently, we really appreciate your support.

An empty frame starts like this.The bees create a little bit of beeswax, which they produce as tiny flakes extruded thro...
03/10/2026

An empty frame starts like this.

The bees create a little bit of beeswax, which they produce as tiny flakes extruded through gaps in their exoskeleton. It is really hard work for bees to make wax, and many people say it takes 8 lb of honey to make just 1 lb of wax—though I do question whether there have been enough studies to actually verify those exact numbers.

Either way, wax is an incredibly valuable product in the hive. In fact, it used to be that honey was just the by-product and wax was the main prize. Because it burns so cleanly, it was widely used before electricity to make candles, and it is still used in many cathedral candles to this day.

This is the very beginning of a drawn-out wax frame, and it only took the bees a couple of hours to build this much.

We have some lovely beeswax candles available if you would like your own clean burning candle with a delicious natural beeswax smell.

Address

2 Hampson Street
Sale
M333HJ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+447969405551

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