Local Honey in Dorset

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Dorset's honey is shaped by a patchwork of habitats. On the heaths, bell heather flowers in July and ling in August. Robert Field of Field Honey Farms on the Isle of Purbeck blends his bell heather honey with oilseed rape honey to make a smooth set 'Dorset Honey', and he also sells the dark, jelly-like ling heather honey. Mark Rogers of Filberts of Dorset says spring blossom from thorn and willow in the hedgerows gives an earthy, mellow honey, while summer blackberry and clover make a rich, smooth one. Filberts labels each jar with the apiary it came from. In the Blackmore Vale, Redhills Farm Honey near Shaftesbury makes its honey mainly from clover-covered pasture, and Worthy Hill Honey at Buckhorn Weston names hedgerows, blackberry and clover.

Honey is judged at the Melplash Show each August and at the Dorset County Show, and East Dorset Beekeepers hold an autumn honey show in Wimborne with free tasting.

Most producers sell direct. Hurnbridge Honey sells at the farm at Hurn, near Christchurch, from May to September and through local shops the rest of the year. Jurassic Bees offers collection in Owermoigne or free local delivery, and Worthy Hill sells from the door by arrangement.

Explore Dorset by town

• Local honey in Bere Regis
• Local honey in Buckhorn Weston
• Local honey in Christchurch
• Local honey in Dorchester
• Local honey in Fifehead Neville
• Local honey in Melplash
• Local honey in Shaftesbury
• Local honey in Wareham
• Local honey in Winterborne Whitechurch

Buying local honey in Dorset

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

• 9 active directory listings currently appear for Dorset.
• 6 listings are marked as raw honey.
• 4 listings report an outlet.
• Opening information is supplied on 3 listings.
• 3 listings have a verified webshop link.
• 4 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

• Blackmore Vale Honey

  Fifehead Neville, Dorset

• Field Honey Farms

  Wareham, Dorset

  Dorset and Salisbury Plain honeys, including heather honey and cut comb, from a second-generation bee farmer on the Isle of Purbeck.

• Filberts of Dorset

  Melplash, Dorset

  Small-batch raw Dorset honey and beeswax products from West Dorset beekeepers.

• Hurnbridge Honey

  Christchurch, Dorset

  Christchurch honey from hives at Hurn, sold at the farm in summer and through shops in Hurn and Bournemouth.

• Jurassic Bees

  Dorchester, Dorset

  Raw Jurassic Coast honey, beeswax candles and nucleus colonies from a family-run bee farm at Owermoigne near Dorchester.

• Morgan's Dorset Honey

  Bere Regis, Dorset

  Small-scale Dorset honey producer based near Bere Regis, offering fragrant, locally-sourced honey.

• Redhills Farm Honey

  Shaftesbury, Dorset

  Small family-run apiary producing raw Dorset blossom honey from 25 hives on the Blackmore Vale.

• The Hives of Highfield

  Winterborne Whitechurch, Dorset

  We produce pure Dorset honey from our own hives, carefully harvested to retain its natural flavour and character. Our honey is responsibly produced, lightly handled, and sold directly to customers who value local, ethical beekeeping.

• Worthy Hill Honey

  Buckhorn Weston, Dorset

  Raw honey from bees at Buckhorn Weston in the Blackmore Vale, foraging hedgerows, trees, blackberry and clover.

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