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Hoods Honey is an award-winning family beekeeping business based in East Lothian, Scotland. The business was founded by George Hood, who began making honey in East Lothian in 1950. George was personally tutored by Willie Smith of Innerleithen, widely regarded as Scotland's finest beekeeper and the designer of the hives still used by the majority of Scottish beekeepers today. George passed on his skills, knowledge, hives, and bees to his son Stuart Hood, who now runs the business. Stuart has been immersed in beekeeping his entire life and continues the family tradition using the same strain of bee and equipment that has been in use since the 1930s. The business represents a remarkable continuity of traditional Scottish beekeeping practice spanning several generations, making it one of the most historically rooted honey producers in the region. Hoods Honey has received recognition for the quality of its produce, having been described as award-winning.