We have sold out of our raw honey however it is available to buy from Westons Farm Shop, Westons Hill, Itchingfield.

We have been keeping bees since 1985 and over the years have built up the Apiary and it’s Colonies of Bees, here in the centre of the Itchingfield Parish. We are members of the British Bee Keeping Association, as well as the Central Sussex Bee Keepers Association.
Our honey is, as it was, when it came from the hive. It is RAW, so has not been heat treated. Please read the section on this website about RAW honey.

Honey, what is it?
Well, we know that Honey Bees make it.
Honey Bees also pollinate flowers which, in turn, produce fruit, or seeds, for us to eat.
More important to th e Bee is that they pollinate flowers, so that the flowers in turn produce Nectar. Nectar is the key ingredient of Honey.
Evolution is such a mystery when it comes to Honey Bees. How on earth did they develop? A tiny insect whose sole purpose is to work itself tirelessly to death. Unless, of course, something makes it angry, and then it commits suicide by stinging the culprit. During the Spring and Summer months, a worker will live for about 4-6 weeks. The late Autumn/Winter bees, don’t have to work so hard and will survive long enough to bring on the following Spring bees.
Twelve tiny Honey Bees will make about a teaspoon of honey in their short lifetime. So, you can understand why a Colony has so many Bees, all busy taking orders from the one and only Queen Bee.
The first thing the Honey Bees will do, is to make their Comb. They make this out of wax, so precisely. Next the Nectar is collected and brought back to the Hive and put into the comb. A wax Cap is added, to preserve the Nectar.
Pollen is also collected and brought back to the Hive, to be stuffed into the comb too. It is a source of protein for the Bees. You will often see a little Bee carrying its pollen sacks, one each side.
Nectar and Pollen are collected from within an area of up to 5 miles from the Hive. Wherever the Hive is, determines the flavour and colour of the Honey.
Our Honey Bees are surrounded by, mainly, Farmland and some amazing Gardens. This makes the honey Multifloral. We have planted several Manuka bushes on the farm, just to add to the honey’s goodness. We also have several orchards of apple trees.
If Oil Seed Rape is being grown, then the Honey will not be as runny as the Honey produced from the flowers of Field Beans, for instance. Several of our fields are cut early in the year for Silage, which leaves a blanket of white clover. Whilst the Bees fly in all directions, we have found the Honey to be runny, and a pale yellow, when the clover is out.

Our honey is “raw honey” which means it is exactly as it was, when it left the beehive. It is unprocessed. This means that it still has all the pollen, enzymes, other micronutrients and natural properties of the honey, which can be destroyed by commercial processing methods. Unfiltered honey will crystallise over time, but is still delicious spread on wholemeal bread, or stirred in to porridge.
Our honey is collected at different times during the season, which is why there are different textures and colours. We don’t blend them, filter them or treat them with heat.
The reason why the really large commercial companies heat-treat their honey, is to give it a good shelf life by preventing it from crystallising or fermenting. Unfortunately, by doing this, they destroy many of the natural properties of the honey.