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We are breeding queens and increasingly bees which are placed in the hive on six other farms in the Maidenhead, Marlow and Henley-on-Thames catchment. Fruit Orchard pollination in Kent. Borage pollination in Essex. Bee keeping or farming is largely dependent on the weather and flora in the area. The bees start the year using a little Pussy Willow pollen and Grey Elder pollen. The main flow in our area is OSR, which helps ramp up the number of bees in the hive for the rest of the season. This is followed by Norwegian Maple, Sycamore, Lime and Balsam. The hives are moved to Heather sources later.

English honey is unique, mainly because of the diverse weather conditions. This means not all flowers produce copious amounts of nectar as the rain can wash away the bees energy source. However, unique tasting honey can be claimed from the hives due to combinations of flowers which change from year to year.