Suffolk honey is largely a product of farmland. At Heveningham, Hillfarm keeps hives on the family farm best known for its cold-pressed rapeseed oil, where the bees work woodland, clover-rich grassland, borage and rapeseed. In south Suffolk, Sideways Honey Co describes its honey as coming from arable fields, meadows, hedgerows and woodland, and it takes a surplus only twice a year, in spring and at the end of summer.
Suffolk Beekeepers Association has more than 1,000 members across six local associations. It encourages members to show honey, wax and honey confectionery at the Suffolk Show, and it has a stand there and at other local agricultural shows.
A lot of Suffolk honey is sold face to face. Number Eighteen sells at the door of its main apiary in Boxford, as well as at markets and through farm shops and delis across Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex. Sideways Honey Co is a regular at farmers' markets around south Suffolk. East Anglia Apiaries, near Saxmundham, sells at community events and through local shops. Busy Bees Cosmetics keeps its hives around Lavenham and turns much of its wax and honey into skincare.
Use the listing details to choose how to buy, then contact the producer before travelling.
The directory does not track live stock or harvest dates. Availability, collection, delivery, prices and seasonal varieties can change, so ask the producer to confirm what is currently available.
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