Local Honey in Cambridgeshire

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Cambridgeshire is flat, open and heavily farmed, and its honey reflects that. The Cambridgeshire Honey Company at Warboys produces single-origin honey from an apiary overlooking the 'big horizon' landscape of the Fens. When Isle of Ely Honey at Wentworth had a September 2022 sample DNA-tested through the National Honey Monitoring Scheme, the plants found were white mustard, bristly oxtongue, bramble, forget-me-not, field bindweed and ivy – field margins, hedgerows and the late ivy flow. In Huntingdonshire, Pete's Local Honey at Spaldwick keeps its hives on local farms within five miles of home and extracts in May and September.

The Cambridgeshire Beekeepers' Association holds its annual honey show in a marquee on the Fenland Country Fair ground at Stow-cum-Quy.

Most honey here is bought direct or online. In Cambridge, Bee & Bird supplies delis and food producers from hives on city rooftops and rural field boundaries; around Ely, All About the Buzz delivers free within ten miles of the CB6 postcode, and Harts Honey at Wilburton keeps all its bees within the village.

Explore Cambridgeshire by town

• Local honey in Cambridge
• Local honey in Chettisham
• Local honey in Kennett
• Local honey in Peterborough
• Local honey in Sawston
• Local honey in Spaldwick
• Local honey in St Neots
• Local honey in Warboys
• Local honey in Wentworth
• Local honey in Wilburton, Ely

Beekeeping landscape and local forage

Oilseed rape dominates April across the Fens, followed by field beans in June and borage on some rotations in July. Around Wisbech, the old orchard country still carries apple, pear and plum blossom in spring, and colonies sited there get a fruit-blossom crop before the rape takes over. The Ouse and Cam valleys hold willow, hawthorn and a long bramble season along the droves and drains. Cambridge is the outlier: college gardens, the Backs, mature street lime and the Botanic Garden give city colonies a continuous and unusually diverse season, and honey from central Cambridge tastes nothing like honey from ten miles out in the Fen.

What Cambridgeshire honey can taste like

Fenland honey is pale, mild and sets firm; Cambridge city honey is darker, more varied and stays liquid longer.

Seasonal forage calendar

Flowering times are typical and can shift by two to three weeks with the weather, season and altitude.

Places to find local honey in Cambridgeshire

Cambridge, Peterborough, Ely, Wisbech, Huntingdon, St Neots, St Ives, March

Frequently asked questions

Is Cambridge city honey different from Fenland honey?

Noticeably. City colonies work college gardens, street lime and the Botanic Garden across a long, varied season, producing a darker and more complex honey. Fen colonies work a small number of huge crops — mainly rape and beans — giving a pale honey that sets hard. Both are local; they just taste different.

When is the lime honey harvest in Cambridge?

Lime flowers from late June into July, and beekeepers usually take that crop off in late July. It has a distinctive fresh, slightly minty character. Ask city producers in August rather than waiting for the end of the season, as it is often sold separately from the main summer honey.

Buying local honey in Cambridgeshire

Use the listing details to choose how to buy, then contact the seller before travelling.

• 12 active directory listings currently appear for Cambridgeshire.
• 9 listings are marked as raw honey.
• 2 listings report an outlet.
• 4 listings have a verified webshop link.
• 7 listings also note other beekeeping products.

The directory does not track live stock or harvest dates. Availability, collection, delivery, prices and seasonal varieties can change, so ask the seller to confirm what is currently available.

Honey producers and beekeepers

• All About the Buzz

  Chettisham, Cambridgeshire

  Small-scale natural beekeeper near Ely producing 100% pure raw honey from 250 acres of wildflower meadows in Chettisham.

• Bee & Bird Honey

  Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  Third-generation Cambridge beekeeper producing real seasonal British honey from rooftop and garden apiaries across the city and beyond.

• Bee Honey Farm

  Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

  Small artisan honey farm producing raw honey, beeswax and candles, run by passionate beekeeper Dorian.

• Caldecote Honey

  Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  A small local honey producer in the South Cambridgeshire village of Caldecote, west of Cambridge.

• Cambridge Honeybees

  Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

  Local Cambridge beekeeping operation producing raw, unfiltered honey and bee products from chemical-free apiaries across the city.

• Cambridgeshire Honey Company

  Warboys, Cambridgeshire

  Award-winning pure Cambridgeshire honey producer in Warboys, offering runny, soft-set, and chilli-infused hot honey varieties.

• Harts Honey

  Wilburton, Ely, Cambridgeshire

  Honey from bees of local origin, all kept within the village of Wilburton, south-west of Ely.

• Isle of Ely Honey

  Wentworth, Cambridgeshire

  Hobby beekeepers in Wentworth producing 100% pure local honey and handmade beeswax skincare products since 2016.

• Jem's Bees

  Kennett, Cambridgeshire

  Award-winning sustainable beekeeping business in Kennett producing raw seasonal honey, beeswax candles, propolis products, and natural soaps.

• Old Forge Honey

  Sawston, Cambridgeshire

  Family-run South Cambridgeshire beekeeping business producing runny and set honey, beeswax candles, mead, and wedding favours from apiaries across the county.

• Ouse Valley Honeybees

  St Neots, Cambridgeshire

  Local beekeeper in St Neots producing fresh seasonal honey from the Ouse Valley in Cambridgeshire.

• Pete's Local Honey

  Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire

  A local beekeeper, providing local Honey

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