Local Honey Henfield

Raw Sussex honey from Good Sussex Honey, the honey brand of Baba Wren Ltd near Henfield in West Sussex. Ade Belcham started with a single hive in 2020 and now keeps nearly 100 colonies.

At the home apiary near Henfield, rewilding and minimal management have created a wetland and water-meadow conservation area. The bees also work eight other sites, all on or near conservation land: rewilding projects large and small, ancient water meadows and farms practising conservation agriculture. Colonies are managed with low-intervention methods, and hive numbers are kept down so that wild pollinators aren't crowded out. Enough honey is left in the hives to see the bees through winter, and the honey is cold filtered.

The main honey is a blend from the apiaries in and around Henfield, which won a Great Taste Award in 2024. Single-source honeys each come from one apiary – Wiston, Knepp, Nuthurst, Henfield or Handcross – so the flavour reflects that site and season. There are also handmade beeswax candles. Honey and candles can be ordered online, and Good Sussex Honey runs beekeeping courses and 'meet the bees' events too.