News
Hatch's Honey is now on sale at
Pat Thomas Butchers, 3 Marketplace, Faringdon
Runny Summer Honey and Chunk Honey both in stock
The Products
Obviously, Honey (for sale enquire below)
I currently have four honey products available
Runny Summer Honey - made largely from hedgerow flowers in the fields surrounding the hives - £6.50 for 340g (12oz)
Runny Spring Honey - similar to the summer honey but a little sweeter and milder - £6.50 for 340g (12oz)
Chunk Honey - A generous piece of honeycomb in a jar topped up with summer honey - £8.00 for 340g (12oz)
Cut Comb Honey - a piece of honeycomb containing honey just as the bees made it - £9.00 for at least 227g (8oz) - it usually weighs more
Soft Set Honey - Coming in Autumn 2026
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 de 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.