Local Honey in East Sussex

Find honey in East Sussex on the map

East Sussex honey comes from two very different landscapes. Ashdown Forest, on the highest sandy ridge of the High Weald, is one of the largest areas of lowland heath in south-east England, its dry heath dominated by ling, bell heather and dwarf gorse. Ashdown Forest Honey keeps a dozen colonies at Fairwarp, and Little Bees Larder and Park Farm Cottage Bee Products work the High Weald around Uckfield and Maresfield. On the coast, Flo's Bees at St Leonards-on-Sea sells wildflower and borage honey.

Beekeeping in the county is organised by the Sussex Beekeepers' Association through five divisions: Brighton and Lewes, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Hastings and Rother, and High Weald.

Markets are a good place to buy. Little Bees Larder has regular stalls at Lewes Farmers' Market and the monthly Fairwarp village market, and its full range is at Middle Farm near Firle. Mr BeeKeeper sells Brighton and Hove honey direct, and Purely Bees in Bexhill sells honey from its own hives and those of trusted East Sussex beekeepers.

Explore East Sussex by town

• Local honey in Bexhill-on-Sea
• Local honey in Brighton
• Local honey in East Dean
• Local honey in Fletching
• Local honey in Seaford
• Local honey in St. Leonards-on-Sea
• Local honey in UCKFIELD

Buying local honey in East Sussex

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

• 9 active directory listings currently appear for East Sussex.
• 7 listings are marked as raw honey.
• 2 listings report an outlet.
• Opening information is supplied on 1 listing.
• 3 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.

Upcoming honey events in East Sussex

• Lewes Farmers Market — Saturday 5 December 2026, 9am–1pm
• Fairwarp Village Market — Saturday 5 December 2026, 10:30am–12:30pm

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Honey producers and beekeepers

• Ashdown Forest Honey

  Uckfield, East Sussex

  Traditional local honey producer based in East Sussex.

• Holmes Honey

  East Dean, East Sussex

  Pure raw honey from the East Dean apiary where Sherlock Holmes retired to keep bees and study apiculture.

• Little Bees Larder

  UCKFIELD, East Sussex

  Small-batch Ashdown Forest honey, flavoured soft-sets and honey marmalades, sold at Lewes and Fairwarp markets and Sussex farm shops.

• Mr BeeKeeper in Brighton & Hove

  Brighton, East Sussex

  Raw multi-flower honey from hives in Patcham, plus nucleus colonies and swarm collection around Brighton and Hove.

• Park Farm Cottage Bee Products

  Uckfield, East Sussex

  Park Farm Cottage Bee Products produces honey and beeswax products from Sussex apiaries.

• Purely Bees

  Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

  Small cottage industry honey and beeswax producer based in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex.

• Troup’s Place Apiaries

  Seaford, East Sussex

  Small scale beekeeping business producing single origin, unblended honey and beeswax since 2019

• Wildflower Honey (Flo's Bees)

  St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex

  Family-run East Sussex apiary producing raw unpasteurised wildflower and borage honey plus beeswax products.

• Woodside Farm Honey

  Fletching, East Sussex

  Local honey from a meadow apiary between Fletching and Piltdown, jarred on the farm by a beekeeper of 15 years.

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