Highgate Honey - Helen Rogers
@highgatehoney.bsky.social
Beekeeper and Honey Sommelier in London
With monotonous regularity someone tests lots of supermarket honeys and discovers that most of them have been adulterated.
If you want to know what real honey tastes like, try ours. It’s all from our own hives, 100% natural with nothing added to it. It’s how honey should be.
If you want to know what real honey tastes like, try ours. It’s all from our own hives, 100% natural with nothing added to it. It’s how honey should be.
September 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
With monotonous regularity someone tests lots of supermarket honeys and discovers that most of them have been adulterated.
If you want to know what real honey tastes like, try ours. It’s all from our own hives, 100% natural with nothing added to it. It’s how honey should be.
If you want to know what real honey tastes like, try ours. It’s all from our own hives, 100% natural with nothing added to it. It’s how honey should be.
One of the best ways to look after bees is to plant more flowers for them to feed on.
Now is a great time to get organised and buy your spring bulbs like crocus and aconites.
If you’d like more ideas then get yourself a copy of my book 80 Flowers for Bees - it’s available from our website shop.
Now is a great time to get organised and buy your spring bulbs like crocus and aconites.
If you’d like more ideas then get yourself a copy of my book 80 Flowers for Bees - it’s available from our website shop.
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
One of the best ways to look after bees is to plant more flowers for them to feed on.
Now is a great time to get organised and buy your spring bulbs like crocus and aconites.
If you’d like more ideas then get yourself a copy of my book 80 Flowers for Bees - it’s available from our website shop.
Now is a great time to get organised and buy your spring bulbs like crocus and aconites.
If you’d like more ideas then get yourself a copy of my book 80 Flowers for Bees - it’s available from our website shop.
We’ve got plenty of London honey in stock if you need to stock up!
Order on our website
Order on our website
September 2, 2025 at 7:07 AM
We’ve got plenty of London honey in stock if you need to stock up!
Order on our website
Order on our website
The bees have been working all summer to fill these frames with nectar — and now comes the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the honey harvest 🍯🐝
2025 London honey harvest is now available from our website shop.
2025 London honey harvest is now available from our website shop.
August 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The bees have been working all summer to fill these frames with nectar — and now comes the moment we’ve all been waiting for: the honey harvest 🍯🐝
2025 London honey harvest is now available from our website shop.
2025 London honey harvest is now available from our website shop.
The best way to enjoy honey?
Cut comb honey has to be the most natural way to eat honey - still in the beeswax comb that the bees have made themselves.
The only question is: do you swallow or spit out the wax?
Cut comb honey has to be the most natural way to eat honey - still in the beeswax comb that the bees have made themselves.
The only question is: do you swallow or spit out the wax?
August 17, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The best way to enjoy honey?
Cut comb honey has to be the most natural way to eat honey - still in the beeswax comb that the bees have made themselves.
The only question is: do you swallow or spit out the wax?
Cut comb honey has to be the most natural way to eat honey - still in the beeswax comb that the bees have made themselves.
The only question is: do you swallow or spit out the wax?
Our roof top hives have had a good season 🎉 .
We’ll take these ones down to ground level for the colder months - they are just too exposed on this building over winter. 🥶
The bee’s wellbeing is always the most important thing. 🐝
We’ll take these ones down to ground level for the colder months - they are just too exposed on this building over winter. 🥶
The bee’s wellbeing is always the most important thing. 🐝
August 14, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Our roof top hives have had a good season 🎉 .
We’ll take these ones down to ground level for the colder months - they are just too exposed on this building over winter. 🥶
The bee’s wellbeing is always the most important thing. 🐝
We’ll take these ones down to ground level for the colder months - they are just too exposed on this building over winter. 🥶
The bee’s wellbeing is always the most important thing. 🐝
Drop us a DM if you’d like to know when our London cut comb honey is ready
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Drop us a DM if you’d like to know when our London cut comb honey is ready
Our London cut comb honey is really special
We can only produce a very limited amount each year - when it’s gone, it’s gone.
If you’d like to know as soon as it’s ready, then drop us a DM and we will send you an email when it’s in our shop.
We can only produce a very limited amount each year - when it’s gone, it’s gone.
If you’d like to know as soon as it’s ready, then drop us a DM and we will send you an email when it’s in our shop.
August 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Our London cut comb honey is really special
We can only produce a very limited amount each year - when it’s gone, it’s gone.
If you’d like to know as soon as it’s ready, then drop us a DM and we will send you an email when it’s in our shop.
We can only produce a very limited amount each year - when it’s gone, it’s gone.
If you’d like to know as soon as it’s ready, then drop us a DM and we will send you an email when it’s in our shop.
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August 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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How do you know where our London bees are foraging?
Sometimes you just need to look at them to know!
Most of our London honey is so complex that it’s difficult to tell which flowers the bees have been visiting, but sometimes the bees give us a clue like this!
Sometimes you just need to look at them to know!
Most of our London honey is so complex that it’s difficult to tell which flowers the bees have been visiting, but sometimes the bees give us a clue like this!
July 25, 2025 at 7:15 AM
How do you know where our London bees are foraging?
Sometimes you just need to look at them to know!
Most of our London honey is so complex that it’s difficult to tell which flowers the bees have been visiting, but sometimes the bees give us a clue like this!
Sometimes you just need to look at them to know!
Most of our London honey is so complex that it’s difficult to tell which flowers the bees have been visiting, but sometimes the bees give us a clue like this!
There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes looking after our London bees.
July 23, 2025 at 7:03 AM
There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes looking after our London bees.
People are always very surprised to meet a beekeeper in London!
July 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
People are always very surprised to meet a beekeeper in London!
We extract honey from our London hives in small batches.
Each batch has different tastes and flavours, depending on which flowers our bees have been foraging on.
Real honey is as varied as different cheeses or wines - bland, consistent honey isn’t genuine honey.
Each batch has different tastes and flavours, depending on which flowers our bees have been foraging on.
Real honey is as varied as different cheeses or wines - bland, consistent honey isn’t genuine honey.
July 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
We extract honey from our London hives in small batches.
Each batch has different tastes and flavours, depending on which flowers our bees have been foraging on.
Real honey is as varied as different cheeses or wines - bland, consistent honey isn’t genuine honey.
Each batch has different tastes and flavours, depending on which flowers our bees have been foraging on.
Real honey is as varied as different cheeses or wines - bland, consistent honey isn’t genuine honey.
I failed these bees.
Sometimes our best just isn’t good enough.
Sometimes our best just isn’t good enough.
July 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I failed these bees.
Sometimes our best just isn’t good enough.
Sometimes our best just isn’t good enough.
If it’s got our label on it then it’s come from one of our London hives.
We don’t buy in honey from middle men or honey packers.
We don’t buy in honey from middle men or honey packers.
July 14, 2025 at 6:33 AM
If it’s got our label on it then it’s come from one of our London hives.
We don’t buy in honey from middle men or honey packers.
We don’t buy in honey from middle men or honey packers.
Enthusiasm for putting on a bee suit is low today
Anyone else skulking in the shade?
#londonbeekeeper #londonheatwave
Anyone else skulking in the shade?
#londonbeekeeper #londonheatwave
July 11, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Enthusiasm for putting on a bee suit is low today
Anyone else skulking in the shade?
#londonbeekeeper #londonheatwave
Anyone else skulking in the shade?
#londonbeekeeper #londonheatwave
Rainy day - still plenty to do
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Rainy day - still plenty to do
We wont compromise on quality or price.
Please don’t try and haggle with us or try and tell us how much we should sell honey for.
We know what it takes for us to produce a jar of honey.
Please don’t try and haggle with us or try and tell us how much we should sell honey for.
We know what it takes for us to produce a jar of honey.
July 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
We wont compromise on quality or price.
Please don’t try and haggle with us or try and tell us how much we should sell honey for.
We know what it takes for us to produce a jar of honey.
Please don’t try and haggle with us or try and tell us how much we should sell honey for.
We know what it takes for us to produce a jar of honey.
Nothing goes to waste from our hives
Beeswax is the amazing material that honey bees make from their own bodies
We collect every scrap and use it to make our soaps and candles
Beeswax is the amazing material that honey bees make from their own bodies
We collect every scrap and use it to make our soaps and candles
July 1, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Nothing goes to waste from our hives
Beeswax is the amazing material that honey bees make from their own bodies
We collect every scrap and use it to make our soaps and candles
Beeswax is the amazing material that honey bees make from their own bodies
We collect every scrap and use it to make our soaps and candles
Honeycomb is a brilliant storage system
Bees use it to store pollen, nectar and even baby bees!
The different colours of pollen tell us which flowers the bees have been visiting.
Bees use it to store pollen, nectar and even baby bees!
The different colours of pollen tell us which flowers the bees have been visiting.
June 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Honeycomb is a brilliant storage system
Bees use it to store pollen, nectar and even baby bees!
The different colours of pollen tell us which flowers the bees have been visiting.
Bees use it to store pollen, nectar and even baby bees!
The different colours of pollen tell us which flowers the bees have been visiting.
Glorious London Honey 🍯 😋
Opening the honey gate on our extractor never gets old!
We are bringing in beautiful light spring honey from all our apiaries at the moment.
Opening the honey gate on our extractor never gets old!
We are bringing in beautiful light spring honey from all our apiaries at the moment.
June 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Glorious London Honey 🍯 😋
Opening the honey gate on our extractor never gets old!
We are bringing in beautiful light spring honey from all our apiaries at the moment.
Opening the honey gate on our extractor never gets old!
We are bringing in beautiful light spring honey from all our apiaries at the moment.
The photographer @maiseybruno came to take some pictures of me working our Finchley hives a few weeks ago and she kindly shared what she captured.
#londonfood #localproducers
#londonfood #localproducers
June 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
The photographer @maiseybruno came to take some pictures of me working our Finchley hives a few weeks ago and she kindly shared what she captured.
#londonfood #localproducers
#londonfood #localproducers
I always like to hear how the businesses use the London honey - it gets used as prizes, sold for charity and dozens of other things.
#londonbeekeeper
#londonbeekeeper
June 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I always like to hear how the businesses use the London honey - it gets used as prizes, sold for charity and dozens of other things.
#londonbeekeeper
#londonbeekeeper
I always like to hear how the businesses use the London honey - it gets used as prizes, sold for charity and dozens of other things.
#londonbeekeeper
#londonbeekeeper
June 21, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I always like to hear how the businesses use the London honey - it gets used as prizes, sold for charity and dozens of other things.
#londonbeekeeper
#londonbeekeeper
June 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM