Local Honey Derby

English, organic and imported honeys from Littleover Apiaries, a large commercial honey producer and packer on an industrial estate in Derby.

The business began in the late 1990s as a small Derbyshire honey farm run by its founder, Tony Spacey, and took on more beekeepers from 2001. Its hives are spread across central and eastern England, with heather honey gathered in the Peak District and on the North York Moors. The English range includes clear and set wildflower honey, heather, borage and oilseed rape honey; the English honey is cold extracted and filtered by gravity, and the company says none of its honey is heat treated or pasteurised.

Much of what Littleover sells is packed in Derby from honey produced overseas: Manuka from New Zealand, orange blossom from Valencia, Greek honey, acacia, and an organic range certified through the Organic Food Federation. Every batch is checked in the company's own laboratory. A bulk division packs honey in industrial quantities for catering and food manufacturing, including blends made to a customer's specification.

The full range, along with honeycomb, pollen and beeswax candles, can be ordered online for UK delivery.