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103 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XB

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Dale Gibson
Beekeeping and Apis Consulting
dale@bermondseystreetbees.co.uk

@bstreetbees
@bermondseybees
@apisconsult

Please note that we do not offer swarm collection services.
Visit bbka.org.uk/swarm for your nearest collector.

Sarah Wyndham Lewis
Press, Events, Sales, Honey Sommelier
Tel: 07836 592415
sarah@bermondseystreetbees.co.uk

@sarahwyndham.lewis
@plantingforhoneybees
@honeysommelierlondon

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We can’t promise eternal youth & beauty at our @

We can’t promise eternal youth & beauty at our @bermondsstfest honey stall today, but we can promise you sunshine, Bermondsey bonhomie & an unrivalled range of award-winning raw London honeys. Not forgetting our English country honeys - & our own zero-waste soaps, scrubs & balms! #bermondseystreet #festival #honey #londonhoney #rawhoney #sustainablebeekeeping #awardwinninghoney

Excited to be at the launch of @pollinatinglondont

Excited to be at the launch of @pollinatinglondontogether a community of liverymen/women, beekeepers, bumblebee enthusiasts, horticulturalists & ecologists pooling resources to increase the provision of pollinator-friendly forage in London.

And to add a little glitz, each of the pre-launch cocktails featured one of our honeys!

#partnersinpollination #sustainablebeekeeping #honeycocktails #broadcoalition #pollinatinglondontogether #bermondseystreetbees

Meet Vicky and Bert, who will be gracing us with t

Meet Vicky and Bert, who will be gracing us with their presence on our stall at @bermondsstfest .

Come and be most royally amused with us from 11am to 5pm on Saturday 18th September up and down Bermondsey Street.

Face masks and tiaras optional (no appointment necessary).

#vickyandbert #rightroyalcouple #dockhoney #wildernesshoney #rewildinghoney #sustainablebeekeeping #awardwinninghoney #greattasteawards #greatbritishfoodawards

Every Monday morning at 9.05am, we make a short vi

Every Monday morning at 9.05am, we make a short video at our Honey HQ to advertise our enthusiasm for the @thamefoodfestival. #fannyandjonny #thamefoodfestival #mondaymorning #honeyhq #bermondseystreetbees #seeyouthere

Prepping our 3-jar Honey Tasting Boxes for the @be

Prepping our 3-jar Honey Tasting Boxes for the @bermondsstfest on Saturday 18th September. Each pack contains one 150g jar each of Custom House London, Exmoor Wildflower & Bishop Stortford Waterside honeys. The taste of each honey is as different as their colourful lid labels! #bermondeystreetfestival #tastingboxes #sustainablebeekeeping #honeyjars #threehoneys #bermondseystreetbees #honeysommelierlondon

Very excited to see two of our honey clients shoot

Very excited to see two of our honey clients shooting the lights out by winning major awards: @bargeeast (The Catey’s “Newcomer Award”) and @sollip_restaurant (Harden’s “Best London Newcomer Restaurant”).

This rising-star duo are both passionate about provenance, sustainability & ingredients. Bravo! #bermondseystreetbees #sustainablebeekeeping #honey #cateys #harden #risingstars #newcomers #lockdownbeaters #bravo

At Piet Oudolf’s prairie garden @dursladefarmhou

At Piet Oudolf’s prairie garden @dursladefarmhouse , multitudes of bee species were busy on a cool, overcast morning. These drift plantings represent an unapologetically curated, pollinator-friendly installation. Ring-fenced by blackthorn & stout wire, raw nature is artfully kept at bay. #plantingforpollinators #pietoudolf #hauserandwirth #dursladefarm #pollinatorgarden #ringfenced #raw #curated #installation #bees #prairieplantings #driftplantings #noexpensespared

Repost @lucys_art_collective Nice to know that s

Repost @lucys_art_collective

Nice to know that someone’s keeping an eye on our Honey HQ while we’re away….

#london #londonlife #londonstyle #streetphotography #bermondseystreet #bermondseystreetbees

An unexpected, but rather glamorous bridesmaid put

An unexpected, but rather glamorous bridesmaid putting the finishing touches to the bridal bouquet at Alice and Matt’s wedding. #bridesmaid #bouquet #cosmos #aliceandmatt #aflyingstart #weddingphoto #plantingforhoneybees #beeblessing

Each of the 3 honeys which we entered into the @gb

Each of the 3 honeys which we entered into the @gbf_mag Great British Food Awards has made it through to the Final.

Is it good luck or happenstance that our honeys consistently win @nationalhoneyshow Trophies & @guildoffinefood Great Taste Awards?

Whatever it is, we work hard at it !

#awardwinninghoney #consistently #hardwork #sustainablebeekeeping #greatbritishfoodawards #nationalhoneyshow #guildoffinefood #greattasteawards #honeysommelierlondon

For me, this evergreen privet tree on Bermondsey S

For me, this evergreen privet tree on Bermondsey Street has always been the hinge between Summer and Autumn. Now, the blossoms are turning from white to dusty yellow & their fading, sour fragrance is haunting Bermondsey Street. Autumn’s on its way. The bees have done their work. #bermondseystreet #bermondseystreetbees #privettree #pivotpoint #londonbees #forage #endofsummer #curtaincall #helloautumn #harbinger #lookaroundyou #letitbee

And relax….pouring a languid 5kg of creamed Ling

And relax….pouring a languid 5kg of creamed Ling Heather Honey destined for the kitchen of a 3-Michelin-starred chef. #heatherhoney #sustainablebeekeeping #slowfood #3michelinstars #languidhoney #andrelax

Here’s me on @bbc__earth saying:”We should be

Here’s me on @bbc__earth saying:”We should be - selectively - reducing bee numbers in London.”

Does that sound odd coming from a London beekeeper? Well, we reduced our London hives by 30% last year. Why?

Tune in to find out: link in bio

We practise what we preach.

#sustainblebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #balance #pollinators #bbcearth #honeybees #beesinlondon #practisewhatyoupreach

Making the most of the last few days of summer, th

Making the most of the last few days of summer, this cheerful crew of London’s finest mixologists met at our Honey HQ to visit our hives, help us spin out honey & taste-test 6 honeys from our global honey library - courtesy of @andreadrinks and @dewarsaberfeldy ‘s amazing and enlightened #barrelsandbees programme. #localhoney #sustainablebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #mixologists #honeyhq #honeyexperience #bees #londonbees #sustainablelondonbees #happydays #inthemix #goldendram

World Honeybee Day is one day of 365 days in the y

World Honeybee Day is one day of 365 days in the year. The honeybee is one of 275 different species of bee in the UK. So let’s celebrate the beauty and complexity of our pollinators each & every day. Why not start by saying a cheery “Hello” to a bee today ? There. I’ll stop now.

Late fireworks by buddleia, ragwort, snowberry & p

Late fireworks by buddleia, ragwort, snowberry & privet have pulled some honey onto hives in August. Here’s a quadriptych of our trip to Silvertown Quays with @shanehollanduk of @slowfooduk & @bakinghermann. With the participation of these sustainability champions, it’s been an end-of-season blast! #sustainablebeekeeping #plantingforhoneybees #honeysommelierlondon #queenrearing #honeyhappening #slowfood #floralfireworks #sustainabilitychampions #bermondseystreetbees

Caught in the act: we scandalously exploit unpaid

Caught in the act: we scandalously exploit unpaid labour! @cosmotflewis from @drinktease brought his crew to our Honey HQ & was put to work, tasting raw honeys from our global honey library & opening combs for extraction. (We did relent & let them all out after a couple of hours !) #honeyhq #honeytasting #honeyextravaganza #openingthecomb #hospitality #honeylibrary #honeysommelierlondon #drinktease

The third consignment of our range of English hone

The third consignment of our range of English honeys bound for Japan.

It’s probably a coincidence that that so many world records were broken at the Tokyo Olympics.

But just like the athletes, our range of award-winning honeys are rigorously tested by accredited laboratories. #sustainablebeekeeping #tokyoolympics #honeysommelierlondon #laborotorytested #rawhoney #worldhoney #honeymakestheworldgoround #rawhoney #olympics2021 #honeyhorizons #greattasteawards #globalrecognition #realhoney #acceptnosubstitute

We originally surveyed this apiary site for a 2-Mi

We originally surveyed this apiary site for a 2-Michelin star chef in 2015. Returned to take another look: low hive density; ample forage; water; good wind protection, decent access & a very supportive host. Next March, there’ll be an apiary looking back at you from this picture. #sustainablebeekeeping #apiarysurvey #planning #siteselection #duediligence #thinkaboutit #notjustanywhere

Top quality honeycomb frames at Honey HQ, ready to

Top quality honeycomb frames at Honey HQ, ready to be packed & delivered to one of our hotel clients. Now that COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed, restaurants are polishing up their Honeycomb stands. After all, honey on the comb was - is - humankind’s original luxury food! #sustainablebeekeeping #honeycomb #honeycombstand #honeyhq #bermondseystreetbees #honeysommelierlondon #restaurant #honeyframes

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