Local Honey Pershore

Foragers Bee & Honey Company was founded in 2016 by Rhona Toft, a Master Beekeeper, and her husband Richard, who first began beekeeping together 16 years before the business was established. What started as a small hobby with a handful of hives has grown into a professional beekeeping operation based in South Worcestershire, with apiaries mostly located around the Pershore area. The business is a member of the Bee Farmers' Association and the National Bee Unit's Disease Assurance Scheme for Honeybees (DASH), and has contributed bees and support to beekeeping conventions and the National Diploma in Beekeeping Advanced Course. A core principle of the business is sustainable, chemical-free beekeeping: their bees are managed without varroacides, having been selectively bred for their natural ability to manage varroa mites. Their colonies are raised from locally adapted bees, and their small, diverse apiaries produce single origin honey from named locations across Worcestershire. Rhona also shares her expertise through teaching and mentoring new beekeepers. The business follows clear values: working with nature, producing quality traceable honey, and educating others to support all bee species.