Local Honey Leicester

Dave is a hobby beekeeper based in Leicestershire, with hives located at Foston and Wibtoft, to the south of Leicester city. He has been keeping bees since 2008 and usually has honey available for sale. Before taking up beekeeping himself, Dave spent 27 years selling honey from local producers on Leicestershire's markets, giving him an exceptionally deep understanding of local honey and its community. Beekeeping runs in Dave's family, with a history traceable back to the 1920s and possibly earlier. His grandfather kept hives, and a photograph from 1960 shows Dave with his grandmother alongside those hives. Today, Dave continues this family tradition, even using a 1965 Morris Minor van as part of his honey activities. He also has three cousins currently keeping bees in London, South Wales, and Buckinghamshire, reflecting a widespread family passion for beekeeping. Dave's operation is a small-scale, local, and personal enterprise rooted in decades of experience and genuine family heritage.