Hertfordshire English Spring Honey & English Summer Honey by Gabriel's Honey Farm

At Gabriel's Honey Farm we strive to produce English honey of the highest quality. Our hives are predominately sited on farm locations in east Hertfordshire.

Spring Honey

During the spring the bees are able to forage on many wild spring blossoms. These early nectar sources are then complimented by the massive fields of Oilseed Rape that give our countryside the familiar splash of striking yellow. The nectar from this early season blossom yields a pale mild flavoured honey. Its distinctive character is that the honey sets or crystallizes very quickly with a very fine texture. With a special process called ‘creaming’ this smooth honey is softened then packed in jars and will remain spreadable. Try our Spring Honey on toast or in sandwiches!

Summer Honey

As the early spring blossoms diminish and the yellow fields fade then the Field Beans come into bloom. In humid conditions the flowers give a strong perfume to the farm. The nectar from the beans combined with other flowers such as brambles, clover and lime yields our Summer Honey. This honey is golden in colour with a beautiful rich flavour. Unlike the Spring Honey the Summer Honey is liquid and is very versatile for use: In hot drinks and cooking; drizzling over breakfast cereals or yogurt.

Available from:

Budgens London Road Sawbridgeworth Herts. CM21 9JS Tel. 01279 725705	Byrons Fine Foods 68 High St. Ware Herts. SG12 9DA Tel. 01920 460808	Full of Beans 2 Church St. Sawbridgeworth Herts. CM21 9AB Tel. 01279 726002
East End Farm Harlow Road Roydon Herts. CM19 5HE Tel. 01279 793125 East End Farm Shop	Pearce's Farm Shop Hamels Park Farm Buntingford Herts. SG9 9NA Tel. 01920 821246 pearcesfarmshop.com	Hopley's Plants Ltd High St. Much Hadham Herts. SG10 6BU Tel. 01279 842509
G.Pickett Butchers 14 Fleming Cres. Sele Farm Estate Hertford Herts. SG14 2DJ Tel. 01992 584152	Leech & Son Butcher The Cross 1-3 Station Road Royston Herts. SG8 6DX Tel. 01763 260255	Van Hage Garden Centre Amwell Hill Great Amwell Nr. Ware Herts. SG12 9RP Tel. 01920 870811
Old Swan Tea Shop Hare St. Nr. Buntingford Herts. SG9 0DZ Tel. 01763 289265	Ripleys Butchers 58 Turners Hill Cheshunt Herts. EN8 8LQ Tel. 01992 307388	Ripleys Butchers 99 High St. Hoddesdon Herts. EN11 8TN Tel. 01992 463010
Stephen's Butchers Snowley Parade Bishops Stortford Herts. CM23 5EP Tel. 01279 652931	Walters Butchers 39 High St. Broxbourne Herts. EN10 7HX Tel. 01992 462201	Foxholes Farm Shop Foxholes Farm London Road Hertford SG13 7NT Tel 01992 552900 foxholesfarms.com
Farrowby Farm New Inn Road Hinxworth Herts. SG7 5EY Tel. 01462 733700	Londis High St. Much Hadham Herts. SG10 6DE Tel. 01279 843063	Little Hadham Farmers Market Click here for dates
Church Farm Ardeley Herts. SG2 7AH Tel. 01438 861821	Piggotts Butchers 37a High St. Buntingford SG9 9AD Tel. 01763 271324	Dane End Stores Easington Rd. Dane End Herts. SG12 0LX Tel. 01920 438984
Mayfield Farm Sheering Rd. Old Harlow Essex Tel. 01279 411774	Notcutts Garden Centre Hatfield Road Smallford St Albans AL4 0HN Tel. 01727 853224

About Gabriel's Honey Farm

Gabriel's Honey Farm Ltd. is owned and run by me (Rob Gabriel); assisted by my wife, Kelly. The farm is situated in the Ash Valley south of the picturesque village of Much Hadham in Hertfordshire. The honey farm location is the central hub of the entire operation.

The purpose built honey extraction facility is surrounded by four acres of land which is the base for our dedicated queen rearing unit. The raising of quality queen bees from our own breeding stock is the linchpin of the honey production. The queen bees raised from this site are distributed to head the 400 bee colonies that are located on ‘out apiaries’. The out apiaries are on individual farm locations where the bulk of the hives are kept.

Each apiary site consists of approximately 15 to 20 hives set in secluded positions on local farms where the bees can pollinate a large variety of wild flowers and commercially grown field crops. The boxes of honey produced during the season are returned to the honey farm for extraction, storage and packaging. The extracted honey is sold either in bulk 300kg barrels to honey packers and ultimately for sale in supermarkets or packaged in our own jars for sale in local outlets.

My 40 years of beekeeping experience enables me to follow this quality honey through every stage from the rearing of every queen bee and building of the hives to extracting, packaging and marketing.

Contact:
Gabriel's Honey Farm
Widford Road
Much Hadham
Hertfordshire
SG10 6EZ

http://www.gabrielshoneyfarm.co.uk/