10th October 2026 - Show Success
Along with wins in various classes, both the runny honey and cut comb honey were awarded 1st Prize at the Vale & Downland Honey Show.
The runny honey has now been awarded 1st prizes since 2024.
The prize winning honey is the same honey for sale on this site and I will be preparing a greater quantity of honey frames for cut comb in 2027.
Hatch's Honey is now on sale at
Pat Thomas Butchers, 3 Marketplace, Faringdon
Runny Summer Honey and Chunk Honey both in stock
Hatch's Honey is now on sale at
Denshams Butchers, 49 High Street, Witney
Runny Summer Honey and Chunk Honey both in stock
Honey Products
Runny Summer Honey
This is my summer honey, collected from a mixture of local flowers and hedgerows. It has a rich, full flavour while remaining naturally sweet and smooth.
Net weight: 340g (12oz)
Ingredients: 100% honey
Chunk Honey
Chunk honey combines a piece of natural honeycomb with runny honey, giving you both honey straight from the comb and clear liquid honey in the same jar. The beeswax comb is completely edible and can be enjoyed along with the honey.
Net weight: 340g (12oz)
Ingredients: 100% honey and beeswax
Cut Comb Honey
Cut comb honey is honey in its most natural form, sealed by the bees in the wax comb in which it was made. Each piece is cut directly from the comb and packed with the honey still sealed inside the cells.
The whole comb can be eaten, including the natural beeswax. It can be enjoyed as it is, spread on toast or served with cheese, yoghurt and other foods.
Net weight: 227g (8oz)
Ingredients: 100% honey and beeswax
SOLD OUT FOR 2026
Other Projects
Wax, candles and other bits
With bees making all of their honeycomb from wax, a by-product of the extraction process is (a surprisingly small amount of) wax.
I have already used this to make leather conditioners and polishes and during the Autumn and Winter of 2026 will be looking to develop my candle making skills.
Mead and Honey Rum (not for sale)
Mead, or honey wine, has been made by humans for millennia and in recent years has made something of a comeback in the UK. Pictured here are three types made by me since last Autumn; traditional Mead, Melomel which is mead flavoured with fruit - in this case Raspberry and Blueberry, and finally Metheglin where the added flavouring in mine comes from cinnamon and vanilla.
Mead is a taste that I have not personally acquired. I have however acquired a taste for Honey Rum in the style of Canarian Ron Miel. No picture of that as it doesn't last long enough.
With no alcohol licence I cannot sell any of the alcohol products but I am more than happy to provide a recipe.