Local Honey Measham

Natural, unpasteurised honey from Temple Bees in Measham, North West Leicestershire, whose 200 or so colonies are spread over about 20 sites. These stretch from Appleby Magna across to Cadeby and Prestwold Hall near Loughborough, with two near Calke Abbey in South Derbyshire.

The apiaries are mostly on organic farmland, rewilded land and farms growing wildflowers. Honey is extracted and jarred with the minimum of processing in their own five-star hygiene-rated extraction room in Measham. The range includes Leicestershire Summer Runny and Soft Set honeys, smaller-batch Newtown Linford and Mountsorrel honeys from apiaries in those areas, and a chilli honey – all Great Taste award winners. They also make unscented candles from their own beeswax, and use recycled or recyclable packaging throughout.

Order online for delivery or local pickup in Measham, or buy from nearly 40 shops across Leicestershire and South Derbyshire, including Calke Abbey, Bradgate Park visitor centre, Charnwood Forest Farm Shop, Brook Farm Shop and Hammonds of Ashby; some farm shops where their bees are kept sell it under the shop's own label. Temple Bees also sells at farmers' markets such as Ashby and Atherstone, supplies nucleus colonies and beekeeping equipment, and gives talks to local groups.