Local Honey Kennett

Jem's Bees is an award-winning sustainable beekeeping business founded by Jemma Westing, based at Stable Cottage, Kennett Hall on the Cambridgeshire-Suffolk border. Jemma's beekeeping journey began in 2020, initially as eco-therapy during recovery from Long Covid. What started as a healing practice grew into a thriving small business combining her passion for bees with her background in children's book publishing and design.

The apiary is nestled behind ancient woodland, creating unique seasonal honey flavours as the bees forage on wildflowers and woodland blossoms. Their Summer Honey is available in both soft set and runny varieties, sold in 1lb and half-pound jars. Each seasonal batch has its own distinctive character influenced by the surrounding landscape.

Beyond honey, Jem's Bees produces beeswax candles, propolis products, antibacterial soaps, natural wood polish, and educational materials for beekeepers. They also sell overwintered nucleus colonies to fellow beekeepers by application, and offer custom honey miniatures for businesses and special occasions.

Jem's Bees won Gold at the 2024 Cambridgeshire SME Business Awards and was named Lone Wolf Business of the Year at the 2024 Business Awards UK. Jemma encourages a do-it-yourself ethos with a focus on reuse and recycling.