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Heather Mining Bee (Andrena fuscipes): UK Guide
Andrena fuscipes, the heather mining bee. Conny Leijdekker-Winthorst (Waarneming.nl), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Andrena fuscipes |...
Six generations of beekeeping
The people behind every jar
The Nistor family has kept bees in Transylvania for six generations. Bees aren't a business decision in our family. They're a craft, a season, and a way of reading the land. Our British honey comes from the same standard, with SALSA-certified beekeepers we know personally.
Everything you read on this page is written by someone who has stood next to a hive in midsummer. We don't republish stock content. We write what we know.
6Generations of beekeeping heritage
2Countries we work apiaries in
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Clark’s Mining Bee (Andrena clarkella): UK Guide
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Gwynne’s Mining Bee (Andrena bicolor): UK Guide
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Orange-tailed Mining Bee (Andrena haemorrhoa): UK Guide
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Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipes): UK Guide
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Southern Cuckoo Bee (Bombus vestalis): UK Identification Guide
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From Hive to Jar
Six Single-Origin Honeys
Each variety reflects a specific place, a specific season, and a specific bee. Traceable to the hive, raw and unfiltered, never blended.
Acacia
Transylvania, Romania
£10.99
Heather
Yorkshire Moors, UK
£12.99
Wildflower
Midlands, UK
£10.99
Soft Set
Midlands, UK
£10.99
Sunflower
Transylvania, Romania
£10.99
Linden
Transylvania, Romania
£10.99
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Taste the Origins
Three of our most-loved selections, each one a different story of place and bee.
Six generations of heritage
Romanian Heritage Bundle
All three Transylvanian varieties together. Acacia, Linden, and Sunflower, each from our family's own apiaries. A journey through one of Europe's most celebrated honey-producing regions.
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Heather, Wildflower, and Soft Set from the Yorkshire Moors and Midlands. All from SALSA-certified British beekeepers we work with directly.
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Across two countries
The Discovery Trio
Acacia from Transylvania, Wildflower from the Midlands, Heather from the Yorkshire Moors. Three honeys, three places, three stories in one gift.
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