Local Honey in Cornwall
Find honey in Cornwall on the map
Cornwall still has a honey fair. Callington was granted a market charter by Henry III in 1267, and in the 19th century honey fairs were held across south-east Cornwall; Callington's is the one that survives. It was revived in 1978 after lapsing during the Second World War and is run by Callington Lions, with Cornwall Beekeepers' Association supporting the beekeepers' display and honey competitions in the town hall. Traditionally held on the first Wednesday in October, it now takes place on a Saturday. Kings Orchard Honey, from nearby Harrowbarrow, is among the local producers with a stall.
Several Cornish beekeepers work with the dark native honeybee. Gwenen Apiaries at Portreath (gwenen is the Cornish word for honeybees), The Cornish Black Bee Company, Kings Orchard in the Tamar Valley and Holywell Apiaries near Truro all keep or breed local black bees, which The Cornish Black Bee Company says will fly in the cold and in Cornish 'mizzle'. At Leigh Farm in the Lynher Valley the bees work oilseed rape, borage, phacelia, hedgerows and meadows, which gives a soft-set spring honey and a runny summer honey.
Most Cornish honey is sold through farm shops, delis and markets rather than from the door. Leigh Farm, Holywell and The Cornish Black Bee Company all list their stockists. For local beekeepers and swarm help, the Cornwall Beekeepers' Association has eight groups, and the far west has its own West Cornwall Beekeepers' Association.
Explore Cornwall by town
- Local honey in Bude
- Local honey in Harrowbarrow
- Local honey in Hayle
- Local honey in Launceston
- Local honey in Leedstown
- Local honey in Penzance
- Local honey in Portreath
- Local honey in Saltash
- Local honey in St Austell
- Local honey in St Ives
- Local honey in Truro
Buying local honey in Cornwall
Use the listing details to choose how to buy, then contact the seller before travelling.
- 12 active directory listings currently appear for Cornwall.
- 10 listings are marked as raw honey.
- 6 listings report an outlet.
- Opening information is supplied on 2 listings.
- 5 listings have a verified webshop link.
- 6 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
Badharlick Cornish Honey
Launceston, Cornwall
Glenview Cornish Honey
Leedstown, Cornwall
Raw honey from a single small apiary of locally reared Cornish bees near Leedstown, West Cornwall, sold direct for collection.
Gwenen Apiaries
Portreath, Cornwall
Producer of Cornish honey and beeswax products.
Holywell Apiaries
Truro, Cornwall
Cold-extracted Cornish wildflower honey, jarred separately from each of their apiaries, plus hand-poured beeswax candles from Playing Place near Truro.
Kings Orchard Honey
Harrowbarrow, Cornwall
Cornish Black Bee honey from a Harrowbarrow smallholding with hives across the Tamar Valley, sold online, at markets and for collection.
Leigh Farm Honey
Saltash, Cornwall
Cornish honey producer in South East Cornwall, producing runny and soft set honey and beeswax.
Melder Kernow – Pure Cornish Honey
St Ives, Cornwall
Producer of pure Cornish honey.
Pepperpot Honey
Bude, Cornwall
Wildflower honey, beeswax candles and small-group beekeeping courses from Phil and Kat Pepper near Bude.
The Cornish Black Bee Company
Penzance, Cornwall
Honey and beeswax from native Cornish black bees, kept without smoke or sugar feeding across West Cornwall and sold through local shops.
Trees and Bees Cornwall Ltd
Hayle, Cornwall
Hayle tree surgeons and bee-removal specialists who also keep bees and sell their own unblended raw Cornish honey.
Tregothnan
Truro, Cornwall
Single origin estate honey produced by bees foraging on the Tregothnan Estate in Cornwall.
Treway Farm
St Austell, Cornwall
Raw honey from the herbal leys of a Cornish grass-fed beef and turkey farm near Grampound, sold at its Friday farm shop.