We slightly overstocked with gift sets for the Christmas Markets we have been doing over the last few weeks – so we have about 30 left over, which we’re now offering online. We also have a special offer on raw Heather and raw Orange Blossom honey – giving you 25% or more off. You can order these items by courier to get to you before Christmas. You really need to place your order by the 20th of December as we’re going away on the 21st. Whilst we will have someone to handle orders whilst we’re away we’re hoping that most of the orders will be made by the 20th so that it won’t be too busy for Chris.

Raw Honey Gift Basket of 3 honeys in kilner jars

Bread basket containing three 125 gram kilner jars of raw honey

The first gift set contain raw honeys like heather, lemon blossom and orange blossom in kilner jars.

There are 125 grams of honey in each jar. The jars are in a small bread basket wrapped around with raffia and a Christmas ribbon. Each set is £10.

Order Gift Basket of 3 organic honeys in 125 gram kilner jars

Two quarter kilo jars of raw organic honey

Two quarter kilo jars of raw organic honey in gift sets.

These gift sets contain two jars of raw organic honey. Typically the honeys will be of the varieties heather and thyme. Both honeys are high in antioxidants. Thyme honey contains a natural antiseptic that believe it or not is used in products like listerine! The jars are wrapped in a clear film with raffia and a gift tag. Each set is £8.

Order Gift Set of Two Organic Honeys

Two raw organic honeys in 125 gram kilner jars

Two small kilner jars of raw honey. One jar has organic walnuts in the honey.

These gift sets contain two raw organic honeys in kilner jars. Each kilner jar contains 125 grams of raw honey.  One jar contains nuts – organic walnuts. Nuts in honey are absolutely delicious and keep for a long time. The honeys are  typically from chestnut, rosemary, thyme and oak. The jars are wrapped in a clear film with raffia and a gift tag. Each set is £7.

Order gift set of two organic honeys in kilner jars – one jar has organic walnuts in the honey (delicious!)

DELIVERY IS £3 A SET (ALL SETS) OR £4.50 FOR TWO SETS. THREE OR MORE SETS ARE £7. For guaranteed delivery before Christmas you need to select the £7 delivery option irrespective of quantity. You will see the delivery options on the order form after you have clicked to order. If you want to combine your gift sets with an order of our other honeys in 1 kilo jars select the £9 delivery option.

For this week only (just to our best customers) we’re also offering sets of 4 kilos or more of raw heather and raw orange blossom at an extra 10% off – giving you a massive 25% discount (or even more for larger quantities). Choose either variety or a  combination of the two.

Ramon’s Heather honey is excellent. Very dark (almost black) and runny.

The Orange Blossom has a strong hint of orange in the after taste.

These two honeys are our top sellers.

To get this discount you have to enter the code XMAS on the order form – it’ll be clear where to put it when the order form comes up. The base cost is £10 a kilo.

Order Raw Heather Honey

Order Raw Orange Blossom Honey

Order by the 20th December for delivery before Christmas. Delivery is £9 an order irrespective of the quantity for the raw Heather and raw Orange Blossom offer. You can add gift sets to your order at no extra delivery cost.

Raw organic bee pollen.

Antonio has recently sent us some of his organic bee pollen. This is more expensive than some bee pollen but the quality is very good – both in terms of flavour and preservation of natural qualities.

There’s free delivery on this pollen until the end of April.

Antonio dries the pollen naturally at air temperature. Much of the pollen available online is heat dried.  This is said to damage the pollen.

Antonio's organic bee pollen comes in 250 gram jars

The pollen is wild flower pollen – the bees collect it from a variety of flowers – and is available in 225 gram jars at a cost of £11.

Order a single jar of organic raw bee pollen here.

Order three jars of organic raw bee pollen here and save 10%

Order six jars of organic raw bee pollen here and save 15%

We only have three boxes left and once these are gone there will be no more until May.  Remember until the end of April there’s free delivery on this organic pollen.

What exactly is bee pollen?

Bee pollen is an alkaline food considered by some nutritionists to be one of the most complete foods found in nature.

Where does bee pollen come from? Honeybees collect millions of pollen grains which are microscopic in size and then bind them together with nectar.

Bee Pollen contains 55 per cent carbohydrate, 35 per cent protein, 2 per cent fatty acids and 3 per cent minerals and vitamins.

Bee Pollen contains up to 5,000 enzymes, and the phytonutrients (such as co-enzymes, bioflavonoids, phytosterols, and carotenoids) also number in the thousands.

Bee pollen contains all the essential amino acids, which make it a complete protein and is extraordinarily rich in most of the B vitamins, including folic acid (folate).

Many people regard bee pollen as having extensive health benefits It is widely used a health enhancer and energy builder by top athletes the world over.

It is widely used as a longevity tonic and has helped many achieve peak performance.

The Chinese have used pollen for thousands of years; they considered it valuable in treating a wide range of conditions and used it as an energy and nutritive tonic.

One of the most intriguing facts about bee pollen is that, despite the many thousands of chemical analyses it cannot be synthesized in a laboratory. This means there are still some elements present in bee pollen that science cannot identify.

Some naturopaths say that these unidentifiable elements may be the reason why bee pollen works remarkably well against so many diverse ameliorative conditions of ill health.

Researchers at the Institute of Apiculture, Taranov, Russia claim bee pollen to be the richest source of vitamins found in Nature.

This bee pollen is air dried at low temperatures which ensures the pollen you are getting is fresh, has had minimal exposure to heat or cold all of which can degrade the pollens nutritional qualities.

Proponents of bee pollen say that it can help with the following:

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