Local Honey Lerwick

Angus Nicol of Frakkafield is one of Shetland's principal honey producers, based at Dale, outside Lerwick on the Shetland Mainland. He has been keeping bees and producing honey for more than 30 years, maintaining hives in various locations across the Shetland Mainland. Nicol is also known as the proprietor of Frakkafield Garden Plants and Sea Kayak Shetland. Beekeeping in Shetland presents unique challenges, as the islands sit on the northern periphery of the honey bee's breeding range, making climate management and hive insulation critical to success. The most important forage plant for his bees is ling heather, which gives the honey strong medicinal properties. Nicol has worked over the years to breed gentler bees and has developed considerable expertise in apiculture. His honey is noted for a range of health benefits including helping with skin issues, sore throats, toothache, and arthritis, as well as having antibacterial and autoimmune properties. The 2025 season was his most successful to date, thanks to an exceptional summer. A range of honey varieties is produced.