01623 675304
Here at Ransomwood we have ten beehives which are home to our own busy bees. During the Winter there are up to 10,000 bees in each hive and during the Summer months this increases to around 60,000 bees per hive!!
Whether spread on toast or creating the perfect marriage of flavours in cakes, glazes or sauces, honey is one of nature’s finest and most versatile ingredients.
Honey is a high carbohydrate sugar produced by honey bees from flower nectar. The bees consume the nectar from flowers, digest it and store it. The honey isn’t simply raw flower nectar but has interacted with the bees’ enzymes to produce its distinctive flavours.
The bees store honey in honeycomb within their hives – depositing it in wax cells that they then ‘seal off’. It’s then collected by beekeepers and processed for us to enjoy. Honey is a stored food source for the bees which they can return to whenever they need it, particularly in colder months when flowers aren’t in bloom and their food is more scarce.
Once the bees have done the hard work to produce the honey the honeycombs are collected by beekeepers.
The honey is taken from the comb and then filtered to remove any remaining honeycomb or other debris. After this stage, the honey may then be pasteurized or heat-treated to kill off any bacteria, in much the same way and for similar reasons to how milk is pasteurized. Liquid honey is the form of honey that results from the extraction and filtration process. It’s the most common form of honey you’re likely to find on supermarket shelves.
How the honey tastes depends on what the bees producing it have fed on. The colour can also vary, lighter-coloured honey typically tastes lighter and more citrus-like, while a darker honey suggests hints of spice and molasses.
If you would like to buy some of our own honey please call into Forever Green or the Business Centre Reception at Ransom Hall.
Published: 22nd May 2024
Our MD has been out armed with his iphone to take some video footage of Willows 4. Since this video was taken plans are now afoot to split this suite into two units creating 4A (circa 1679 square ft) and 4B (circa 1517 square ft)
Published: 17th November 2020
Please help make a difference to a homeless person this Christmas.
Published: 22nd October 2020
The Wildlife Trust’s Big Wild Walk event is taking place between 26th October and 1st November. Here’s how you can get involved.