Where our honey begins.
Our small apiary sits in the heart of Swithland, surrounded by gardens, mature trees, hedgerows and Leicestershire countryside. It is here that our colonies gather the nectar that gives every harvest its own character.
Traditional hives. Modern insight.
Our colonies live in traditional WBC-style hives among gardens, mature trees, hedgerows and surrounding countryside.
From spring blossom and garden flowers to hedgerows, trees and summer wildflowers, the forage available to our bees changes throughout the season. That changing landscape is reflected naturally in the colour, aroma and flavour of the honey they produce.
Alongside traditional beekeeping, entrance cameras and hive monitoring give us another way to observe aspects of colony activity without continually disturbing the bees.
From one colony to your jar
Every jar is identifiable back to the individual White House Apiary colony from which its honey was harvested — a direct connection between the bees, the place and the honey you enjoy.
No two seasons are quite the same.
Honey is a reflection of both the bees and the landscape around them.
Weather, flowering times and available forage vary from year to year, so our harvests naturally vary too. Differences in colour, aroma, flavour and crystallisation are part of what makes genuinely local honey special.
The bees always come first.
Our colonies are carefully monitored throughout the year, with decisions guided by their health, strength and changing seasonal needs.
The entrance cameras allow you to enjoy a glimpse into their everyday lives without disturbing the colony. Behind the scenes, careful observation and husbandry remain at the heart of how we look after the bees.