Wylye Bees

17/05/2026

It's been a busy weekend harvesting and filtering our first honey crop of the year.

02/11/2025

Summer honey 340g - £7 a jar.

Spring honey in 454g jars available soon - £8.

Bulk honey also available. Collection from Hindon.

26/05/2024

At this time of year you may come across a swarm of bees in your garden or when you're out and about. Swarming bees rarely sting but it's a good idea to stay away from them and keep pets indoors. If you would like more information on identifying honey bee swarms and what to do please refer to https://www.bbka.org.uk/honeybee-swarms

In summer we get many calls and questions from members of the public with bees in their houses, outbuildings and gardens but our volunteer members are only able to help in cases of swarms of honey bees. There are around 250 species of bee found in the UK and only one of these is the honey bee. ...

15/10/2023

It's been a while since my last post but I haven't been idle just busy with my main job as a Community Services Coordinator for Wiltshire based charity Alzheimer Support.

Last Winter I cleaned up a lot of wax and am experimenting with candle making. We also have a fair bit of Spring honey from oil seed r**e which has gone hard, as it does, in buckets. We are going to make this into soft honey for the first time.