Honey from wildflower meadows at Rotherfield, Sussex
This honey was made by bees that John and Gayle Schumacher keep in their wildflower meadows, just in the lee of protective trees and overlooking a beautiful lake. They took this honey in August, just enough to fill 119 jars. The rest they left for the bees.
This honey is lovely to eat, with warm, heady floral notes – it’s not overly sweet, and there’s almost a hint of liquorice or cinnamon. I think you’ll love it!
Limited edition: 1 of 119 jars
Size: 224g / 8oz jars
The story of the beekeeper included
PROVENANCE
The Schumachers started beekeeping due to Gayle’s persistent and heavy hints, giving John a book on beekeeping every Christmas! They have now been keeping bees for several years, and I love visiting them and catching up.
John turned his farmland into fishing lakes back in the early ’80s and created a beautiful landscape. Gayle’s passion has been creating the wildflower meadows to provide a habitat for all our pollinators. They’re rightly proud of the huge range of plant, animal, and insect diversity the meadows and lakes now support. It’s a beautiful wildlife haven, and home to some very lucky bees!
Every one of our honeys is from a small-scale British beekeeper who has simply spun their honey from the hive and run it through a sieve for us. We jar and label it – and bring it to you to enjoy. Nothing more complicated than that!
On each jar we write the beekeeper’s name, where they kept their bees, when the honey was taken off, and how many jars of that honey the bees produced. Totally pure, raw and trustworthy.
