Manchester Honey Company

11/04/2025

Curious about what goes on inside a beehive? 🧐 Join Gareth and the team for a hands-on Beekeeping Experience Day! Perfect for buzzing beginners or seasoned honey lovers. 🐝✨ May is fully booked, but June and July dates are waiting for YOU! Book now and let’s get buzzing! 🌼🍯

10/04/2025

Some swarm collections are straightforward, while others are more challenging, but a flat fence with swarms in multiple spots is always a test. The full video will be released on YouTube soon. This location is very similar to our last collection, so these are likely caste swarms with virgin queens.

10/04/2025

Thinking about grabbing some honey, soap or beeswax lip gloss but still on the fence?

Now’s a good time to order. We won’t be posting any parcels next week, though the shop in Sale Moor will be open for in-person pickup Tuesday to Friday.

If you’d like to stock up on honey, soaps, or candles, please place your order by 12 midday tomorrow — it’ll be the last postal dispatch this week.

Www.manchesterhoneycompany.com

10/04/2025

Remember all the wax that we rendered… last week we traded it in for sheets of foundation. We did try and make our own but it was just too time consuming so that will become a project for future seasons.

10/04/2025

I love this photo that Gareth took yesterday while moving hives. This cute little field mouse posed just long enough for a photo to be taken.

Help me out with your best suggestion for a caption in the comments below

09/04/2025

Look at that focus! Gareth was in full content-creator mode today, filming for his YouTube channel while we moved an overwintered nuc into a full hive. We even spotted the queen — fingers crossed I actually got her on camera and not just a blurry frame of bees and my thumb.

Also, how does he look in his new brown bee suit from Humble Bee? Like a beekeeper with style and purpose.

08/04/2025

You know those “I’ll get to it eventually” projects? Yeah, this was one of those. We adopted these hives from someone moving house, and they hadn’t been touched in years. We took one look and thought… maybe next weekend. Fast forward TWO YEARS and voilà—they’re finally empty (the bees moved out after realizing we clearly weren’t). We’ve cleaned them up, and now we’re debating: keep a few Warre hives for show? Sell them? Burn them dramatically in a ritual of closure? (Kidding… kind of.) We only run Nationals, and these things need a whole separate wardrobe of gear. Help us out—what would you do?

08/04/2025

Here’s the full video of the swarm we captured on March 31st — yes, that early in the season!

Watch as Gareth expertly guides the bees into the box with calm precision, making it look effortless. You'll also see them settle into their new home: a classic WBC hive in a beautifully kept apiary. A smooth start to the beekeeping year

Join us for Manchester Honey Company's first swarm collection of the 2025 beekeeping season! 🐝✨ On March 31st, 2025, an early-season swarm settled in Wythen...

08/04/2025

Want to know the BEST way to get your hands on our honey and beeswax goodies? 🍯✨ Visit our shop in Sale Moor! Not only can you taste test our award-winning honeys, but you’ll also find exclusive deals, soap offcuts, and seconds at unbeatable prices. 🐝💛

08/04/2025

We've strayed (just a little) from my usual snappy, witty short vids and ventured into the wild world of polished long-form YouTube content. And now… a fierce (yet friendly) rivalry has begun: Gareth vs Me — whose videos reign supreme?

Spoiler: Gareth’s currently in the lead (yes, I’m bitter).

Here’s his latest submission — a video where he walks you through adding supers. Go watch it before I plot my comeback:

Spring has sprung in Manchester, and the bees are buzzing with activity! In this video, we take you behind the scenes as we add honey supers to our beehives ...

07/04/2025

🍯 Award-Winning Honey – Taste the Difference
We’re proud to share that our local honeys have been recognised in the Great Taste Awards:

⭐ M33 Honey – 1-star winner, smooth and well-balanced
⭐⭐⭐ M41 Honey – 3-star maximum, with a rich, fruity depth

This year, we’ve entered WA14 Honey, which is completely unique—less sweet, with a deep, peaty flavour reminiscent of whisky, thanks to the local peat bogland plants.

Come and try them for yourself in our Sale Moor shop, or order online.

05/04/2025

Well, well, well… it’s been buzzing on our page lately. A swarm of social media “experts” have been throwing around fancy jargon and a few spicy insults — how delightful.

But guess what? Great news! Gareth will be holding the fort at the Bibba stand at the BBKA Spring Convention. So if you've got bold opinions, big words, or burning questions… bring them along.

We’re all for a good ol’ debate — face to face, bee to bee. Though, something tells us the keyboard warriors might not sting quite as hard in person…

See you there?

05/04/2025

🍯 Fresh Local Honey – Straight from the Hive
This stunning honeycomb fell straight from a frame in our apiary, and just look at it – fresh white wax cappings, golden honey dripping out. Pure, raw, and absolutely delicious.

Want to try some?

🍯 Shop our fresh honey online
🍯 Visit us in Sale Moor to taste before you buy
🍯 100% natural, unprocessed, and full of flavour

Order now on our website or pop into the shop. You won’t find honey fresher than this. 🐝

04/04/2025

🐝 Adorable Hedgehog Beeswax Candles – Only 2 Left
Our handcrafted beeswax candles come in a range of beautiful designs, but this little hedgehog is one of our favourites. 🦔🐝 Made from pure, chemical-free beeswax, it’s perfect for adding a warm, natural touch to your home this spring.

🔥 Only 2 left in stock – but we can make more if needed.

Drop us a message to order or visit our shop in Sale Moor to pick one up.

02/04/2025

Who is going to the BBKA spring convention this weekend??

We will be there on Saturday and would love to chat about all things bee related. Gareth will be volunteering on the Bibba stand so please come over and say Hi or try and persuade him to pose for a selfie with you.

01/04/2025

If you think this looks messy, you should have seen it when Gareth used to render wax on my kitchen hob. It was a complete disaster. Tiny beeswax splatters ended up everywhere—on the tiles, the kettle, the toaster, even the salt and pepper. Trying to clean it up was a nightmare, and I swear I was still finding bits of wax weeks later.

Having a dedicated wax boiler now makes such a difference. It’s basic, but at least my kitchen doesn’t look like a beekeeping crime scene anymore.

31/03/2025

🐝 A Swarm’s Winter Survival Story
Last October, we found this wild honeybee swarm under one of our hives. It was too late to move them, so we let them be, not knowing if they would survive.

Through frosts, floods, snow, and even attacks from other colonies, they’ve made it through winter and are thriving. We can’t wait to see how they grow this spring.

Nature is incredible. 🌿🐝

31/03/2025

This is the spider from the earlier video - it is very much alive and moving but it looks really wierd. Is this the underside of it??

Why is it so big?? Any spider experts on the page?