Local Honey Astwick

Raw British honey from The Honeybee Man, a family-run commercial beekeeping business at Astwick on the Bedfordshire–Hertfordshire border, run by Andre and Jane Cardona.

Andre started beekeeping as a teenager and has kept his own bees since 2005, making a name locally for collecting swarms and relocating colonies. Their honey is sold under the family's Cardona & Son label and follows the local crops and seasons – oilseed rape, field bean, borage and summer honeys, plus a creamed, soft-set honey. The same honey goes into their Hitchin Honey Gin and Rum, made with honey from hives within ten miles of Hitchin.

Honey and spirits can be ordered online for UK delivery, with local delivery on Fridays. The business also sells overwintered nucleus colonies and full colonies of bees for collection by appointment at Astwick, along with frames and nuc boxes, runs two-hour beekeeping experiences at Astwick, and manages beehives for businesses.