Welcome to the V & L Honeymakers Colony! Established in 2009, we are a small, sustainable bee business, entrusted with the care of these remarkable pollinators.

Our honey is harvested by bees living and thriving in the Oxfordshire countryside. During spring and summer our bees forage on the many blooms and buds in the hedgerows, forests, farmlands and meadows, producing honeys of exceptional quality and flavour.

Every jar of our honey is pure, raw, authentic and traceable - all the way from the hive to the table

V&L Honeymakers Cotswold Natural Raw Honey in 1.5kg Tub

Raw honey is honey in its most natural form. It is processed very gently before reaching the consumer, which means that all the natural health-giving properties are kept right in the jar. It is packed with vital enzymes that help maintain a healthy digestive system and research has shown that raw honey doesn’t cause blood sugar to spike allowing a much healthier gradual increase.

Unpasteurised Single source honey - straight from the bees!

Raw honey is great for our health and gives all the benefits, which strongly filtered, or ultra filtered, honey is devoid of. If a label bears the wording raw, it should have been subjected only to minimum processing and heat.

Honeymakers non pasteurised, cold extracted 100% pure raw honey retains pollen which may make it crystallise sooner than commercial ultra strained, heat treated honey. If required to reduce crystallisation gently warm in the honey in a pan of water.