tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:48 +0000This page contains links to international news items featuring The Hive Honey Shop, as well as news and updates on courses, features and promotionshttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)Blogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-8749210483149478003Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:46:00 +00002012-02-07T15:06:48.851ZThe Hamill Family Honeypot Collection goes on show for the first time in 20 years. The general public will be able to view and buy these rare honeypots starting February 9th at the prestigious and beautiful surrounding of Fortnum & Mason, Piccadilly London.The exhibition of honeypots will 'bee' on show for a period of 5 months, however the collection will be ever changing as the pieces on show http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2012_02_01_archive.html#8749210483149478003noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-2900956470872585030Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:12:00 +00002012-01-07T01:56:37.282ZJust in! Exciting News! We can now confirm that James our Master Beekeeper will be holding an evening 'Sweet Delight' Honey Talk/Demonstration at Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly, London on Wednesday May 9th at 6:30.Tickets £25. Reservations telephone: 0845 602 5694.James was awarded a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship to further his research into beekeeping & bee diseases. As part of his commitment to QEST http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html#2900956470872585030noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-253894126571215743Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:39:00 +00002011-12-19T20:11:13.381ZSeasons Greetings! Only a few more days to go before Christmas. There is still time to pop into The Hive Honey Shop and pick up some truly unique gifts. Our edible Honeycomb is flying out the door! We have 5 different types of English Honey Comb on offer. Try:1 English Wildflower Honeycomb packed in a neat white plastic tub, 226g!2 NZ Wildflower Honeycomb - Large Square Section packed in a woodenhttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html#253894126571215743noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-233184987156760188Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:06:00 +00002011-12-02T00:04:47.967ZThe Hive Honey Shop were shortlisted to receive an award by the prestigious London Magazine. The awards venue was held on November 29th at the beautiful and atmospheric London Burlington Arcade London W1 with canapes & Champagne flowing. The Hive Honey Shop were shortlisted for a possible award- 'best food shop'. Well we did not win that and we felt a bit disappointed and deflated. There was http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html#233184987156760188noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-4473031203038282981Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:26:00 +00002011-11-11T00:44:51.006ZThis was an interesting article we found relating to honey being ultra fine filtered to remove pollen. We at The Hive Honey Shop are against this practice. We believe that not only does it rob the natural honey of so much of its nutritional value, but renders it useless for those wishing to help with their hayfever. Now we learn others do this to mask where the honey originates from. Read on: http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_11_01_archive.html#4473031203038282981noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-1751960842996602186Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +00002011-10-24T19:17:01.917+01:00The Hive Honey Shop were asked to take part in an in depth radio interview about City Beekeeping. Andrea Rangercroft, the interviewer popped by the shop and asked James our expert beekeeper, 'what does it take to look after bees in a city environment'. Andrea was particularly interested in the shop, how we make our honey products and the long history of beekeeping in James's family.Andrea says: http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html#1751960842996602186noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-5745372442301469628Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:54:00 +00002011-10-07T17:07:47.431+01:00The Hive Honey Shop has been supplying wild honeycomb to the prop/set designers for the new Ridley Scott Alien prequel film. What we understand is that silicone moulds were made using the empty honeycomb pieces we supplied. The complex hexagon cells will be playing an important part in the film.Nice to know we helped and look forward to seeing how our honeycomb will look on the big screen! We http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_10_01_archive.html#5745372442301469628noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-3583496249388148995Tue, 27 Sep 2011 09:45:00 +00002011-09-27T22:48:35.380+01:00The Hive Honey Shop has a long standing record of supporting the local community with free children 'Bee Talks'. They take time out of their busy day and set aside the time to provide charity work to improve better understanding of why honeybees are so important to our planet and why we need to look after them well.Yesterday 30 children from The White House Preparatory School were treated to one http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html#3583496249388148995noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-237754719529573690Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:09:00 +00002011-10-07T12:23:11.428+01:002011 WANDSWORTH GREEN BUSINESS AWARD WINNERS!!The Hive Honey Shop have WON the 2011 Green Business Awards for 'Best Individual Green Champion'! Robert of The Hive said; "It was a wonderful surprise to be acknowledged in this way after 20 years of our dedicated environmental business ethos and commitment to bettering waste management and the environment. It was great to be accredited by the panelhttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html#237754719529573690noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-8150293077750904575Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:12:00 +00002011-09-19T11:44:16.164+01:00The Hive Honey Shop have been selected as finalist in this years Green Business Awards!! We have been chosen for our commitment to reducing personal and business waste and reducing our carbon footprint.We are commitment to educating and encouraging our staff and customers about the need to recycle, walk or bike whenever possible, and consume less. We feel others need to help take part to make a http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html#8150293077750904575noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-1591908194876345428Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:11:00 +00002011-09-12T20:18:50.996+01:00They are here!! First day of our Annual Apple Fest at The Hive Honey Shop started today. We have 15 different varieties for sale today and will continue to update the selection as the apples ripen on the trees. We have 80 varieties in total! These are apples NEVER sold on the market so hurry and take advantage of tasting a bit of History! Good news!! We have decided to price them at a GIVE AWAY http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html#1591908194876345428noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-430470838875550396Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:17:00 +00002011-09-09T21:27:30.984+01:00Yep our orchard of rare apple trees (80 different varieties) are now ready for picking. This year our trees are yielding very early. We have been around hand picking only the ripest and best varieties, bringing them back to the shop for sale. So be quick and take advantage of truly fresh British apples. Support your local grower- and know that you are helping the environment by supporting those http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html#430470838875550396noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-3724067236716162964Sun, 14 Aug 2011 12:19:00 +00002011-08-14T13:20:37.336+01:00We had been worried about you and the shop, and wondering how you were. I have just read your 'news' page on the website and feel shocked to read how close you were to some of the worst of the unleashing of such hatred and violence on the streets. Our thoughts are with you and those in your neighbourhood. May peace return very soon. Helenhttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html#3724067236716162964noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-1863325396831356367Tue, 09 Aug 2011 22:11:00 +00002011-08-10T00:10:02.947+01:00 Thank you all for the kind emails of support after hearing about the awful looting and destruction to our local area. The Hive Honey Shop is located in the heart of Clapham Junction London. All the staff were worried about the safety of our shop beehive (the live honeybees at the shop) and whether there would be a shop to return to. We are grateful to the local police force in Wandsworth for http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html#1863325396831356367noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-8910427946101375401Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:13:00 +00002011-07-18T18:44:34.768+01:00Residents in Wandsworth SW11 were shocked and suprised when walking out of their flat and looking up to see 50,000 buzzing bees just inches above their heads! Time to call The Hive Honey Shop!!For the past 25 years James and his group at The Hive Honey Shop have been rescuing bees without harm and relocating them to the peaceful countryside where they can live out their lives safe from injury." http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html#8910427946101375401noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-3809292141092748328Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:48:00 +00002011-07-06T23:36:32.012+01:00Wow what a wonderful turn out for the last of our Beginners Beekeeping Courses 2011. It was fully booked and the weather was fantastic! The Sunday practical hands on beekeeping day was perfect, sunny and warm! The open air BBQ, sitting in the orchard of Bee Heaven Farm was ideal.James our veteran beekeeping course instructor said," The students were wonderful, a real delightful mix from all walkshttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html#3809292141092748328noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-4193303406282443846Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:28:00 +00002011-06-07T18:33:21.613+01:00Emily Knight DJ for OnFM radio invited James, head beekeeper for The Hive Honey Shop, to their radio studio at 1 Lyric Square in Hammersmith, to talk about The Hive, how we got started, what it's like keeping bees in London and the kind of products we make. Emily was very interested in finding out about how local honey works to combat hayfever. Emily is a long standing customer of the Hive Honey http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html#4193303406282443846noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-1452076811221756963Fri, 06 May 2011 12:33:00 +00002011-05-06T13:43:21.179+01:00With the recent high pollen counts our local honey, 'HayfeGUARD' has been flying off the shelves. Thank you to all the clients who have filled out our hayfever trial papers. The collected data will be very useful to all in recording the results with raw local honey and hayfever. All the results will be listed on the HayfeGUARD website www.hayfeguard.co.ukHave a look at the site today. It has the http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html#1452076811221756963noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-7684667586300365181Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:15:00 +00002011-04-27T12:23:27.311+01:00Honeybees for Sale / Nuclei for SaleNuclei:a small bee family (beekeepers call them a “Nuc”)Supplied on 5 National Frames covered with beesContains:*1 x Laying Buckfast Queen* Healthy Brood in all stages of development* Honey and pollenWe are taking orders now for nucleus colonies ready from end May through to the end of June 2011.0rders are supplied on a first come first served basis. We http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html#7684667586300365181noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-7798533085237655859Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:07:00 +00002011-04-21T20:21:42.187+01:00Ever wondered what it would be like to keep your own honeybees? Want to help the dwindling bee populations in the UK? Well why not book a place on The Hive Honey Shop Weekend Beekeeping Course! This is the original hands on course everyone is talking about. Its not just a boring technical talk about bees- NO, its a fast paced condensed 2 day course covering a vast area of what's involved to http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html#7798533085237655859noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-3891168018105079652Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:08:00 +00002011-04-15T20:52:53.344+01:00The Hive Honey Shop had a surprise visit from the FERA (The Food and Environment Research Agency) Government Bee Inspector on Tuesday the 12th. Brian McCallum acting seasonal bee inspector met James at Bee Heaven Farm to thoroughly inspect our hives for any signs of disease. Brian said, ‘ If we we could hand out gold stars you would get one. You have really raised the bar!’ Defra is the UK http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html#3891168018105079652noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-7218366200261926902Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:06:00 +00002011-04-07T11:14:40.378+01:00As family based UK beekeepers, after 20 years of making HayfeGUARD, local honey, pollen & royal jelly, we decided to make it available to farm shops, deli's, health food shops, pharmacy's up and down the country. We wanted to make contact to get the message out there that we produce local British honey. We decided to give the Natural & Organic Show at Olympia a try this year and took out a trade http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html#7218366200261926902noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-7619231610568811059Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:37:00 +00002011-03-30T17:34:09.737+01:00Don't forget- watch BBC Great British Food Revival Tonight 8pm to see The Hive Honey Shop and all about the present state of bees and beekeeping in the UK.http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html#7619231610568811059noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-8988376454144383625Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:36:00 +00002011-03-29T12:47:07.908+01:0028 Mar 2011, at 15:38, Vicki wroteHello, I was wondering whether Hayfeguard being unpasteurized is safe to take in pregnancy? Thank you VickiHi VickiGreat question! Funny we are getting loads of pregnant women emailing us about this. Guess hayfever season has started and they are looking at drug free ways to help!First let me explain, honey is pasteurised by large honey companies in order to stophttp://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html#8988376454144383625noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11230824.post-645704726732268678Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:34:00 +00002011-03-11T13:34:28.946ZThe Hive Honey Shop will be in full swing at the Natural & Organic Food Show, Olympia, London April 3-4. It's the largest Organic food show in the UK. We are there to show off HayfeGUARD to the health food industry. We have been inundated with requests to supply chemist, health shops, GP practices and others, so we decided to pull the stops out and shout about it.We have a fantastic stand space http://thehivehoneyshop.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html#645704726732268678noreply@blogger.com (The Hive Honey Shop)