The honey listed under Penrith comes from the Lowther Estate. Jim Lowther began keeping bees there in 2015, builds the hives himself and now has hundreds of colonies across the estate. His Lake District Honey Company sells the honey by place. Shap Fell heather honey comes from the bell and ling heather that grows across the fell, flowering in late July and August. Bampton Valley wildflower honey comes from meadows restored by the estate's wilding programme, Lowther Castle blossom honey from hives around the castle gardens and Lowther Park, and a River Lowther blend from bees working along the river.
For local beekeeping, the Penrith and District Beekeepers' Association, founded in 1902, draws most of its members from Penrith and the Eden Valley and has its training apiary at the National Trust's Acorn Bank at Temple Sowerby.
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