Local Honey Epping

Happy Bees is a small family-owned business based in Epping, Essex, founded by Ciprian Bretean. Ciprian has been keeping bees almost all his life, raised in Romania where he was taught beekeeping by his grandparents. When he came to England, he started keeping his own bees in a woodland enclave near Chelmsford in Essex, bringing traditional Romanian beekeeping practices with him.

Happy Bees produces raw, unpasteurised Essex honey that goes straight from hive to jar with no treatment — preserving the great taste and natural medicinal benefits. Their hives are located in and around Essex, with the exception of their Heather honey which they take their hives to Derbyshire for. Beyond honey, they also produce honeycomb, beeswax candles, beeswax food wraps, propolis, pollen, and queen bees for sale. Happy Bees regularly attends London Farmers Markets to showcase and sell their products. The company is registered as Happy Bees (Essex) Ltd.