Local Honey Tadworth

The Hive Honey Co is a family-run artisan honey business with beekeeping roots stretching back to 1924, now in its 4th generation. The business was formally established in 1992 when they opened The Hive Honey Shop in Battersea, South London — a Dickensian-styled shop dedicated entirely to bees and honey, which they claim held the largest selection of British honeys in the country. The shop operated until 2019 and the business has since moved fully online. They produce unpasteurised, single-origin raw honey from their own beehives at Bee Heaven Farm in Tadworth, Surrey, as well as from various London and countryside locations. Their honey is cold-pressed through muslin without heating or filtration, preserving natural flavour and pollen. Varieties have included hawthorn, lime, wildflower, heather, and sainfoin red clover. The business has been awarded London Beekeeper of the Year. Notably, the Queen Mother was a customer. Beyond honey, they sell health products, beeswax candles, cosmetics, giftware, antique honeypots, vintage beekeeping books, beekeeping equipment, and offer beekeeping courses, nucleus bees, queen bees for sale, and beehive adoption schemes.