Gilboys Teign Valley Set Honey

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"Our single-source raw honey is the purest, most natural honey you'll ever taste. It's unblended, unpasteurised, unheated, and triple cold-filtered to retain all of its beneficial qualities".

  • Batch: #14 
  • Harvested: June 2024. 
  • Location: Dunchideock
  • Nectar Sources: Crocus, Snowdrop, Bluebell,  Grape Hyacinth and Heather
  • Texture: Stiff like buttercream icing

This honey is set in each jar using a seed from the previous batch.

Our honey comes directly from Neil, our local beekeeper who carefully tends to over 200 beehives within 25 miles of our workshop in the Teign Valley. 

Following the time-honoured organic methods pioneered by the renowned beekeeping Monks of Buckfast Abbey, Neil ensures the highest quality honey production. We're proud to source not just his exceptional honey, but also the pure, golden beeswax remaining after the honey is carefully extracted from the comb.


All About Honey & Bees

Quick Facts

  • A single beehive can produce up to 60 lb (27 kg) of honey in a good season
  • Bees fly approximately 55,000 miles (equivalent to 2.2 times around the world) to make just one pound of honey
  • Honey can last indefinitely - edible honeycomb was found in Egyptian Pharaohs' tombs, over 3,000 years old!
  • Bees have 5 eyes and can't see the colour red
  • There are over 270 different kinds of bees in the UK alone

Raw Honey

  • Minimally processed
  • Contains natural pollen, enzymes, and beneficial nutrients
  • Crystallises quickly due to pollen content
  • Never heated above 37-40°C (99-104°F)
  • Maximum health benefits

Cheap Supermarket Honey

  • Heavily processed, removing most or all pollen
  • Often blended and heated to 75°C (160°F), killing the beneficial nutrients
  • Crystallises rarely or not at all
  • In most cases will be diluted or not even real honey
  • Limited health benefits

How Do Bees Make Honey?

  1. Bees collect nectar from flowers
  2. Mix it with enzymes from their mouth glands
  3. Create the wax honeycomb
  4. Reduce water content of the honey to around 17%
  5. Cap the cells with wax when ready

Beekeeping Essentials

  • A healthy colony needs 20-30 lb of honey to survive winter
  • Beekeepers use a "queen excluder" to separate honey storage from brood areas
  • Honey is harvested using a spinner that extracts it from the comb
  • Strong colonies produce 2-3 times more honey than they need
  • Different flowers produce different types of honey (e.g., heather honey is considered "King of Honeys")

How to Buy Honey

  1. Purchase from local producers
  2. Look for clear labeling of source
  3. Choose raw or minimally processed options
  4. Expect natural crystallisation in the jar
  5. Verify it's from a reputable beekeeper

For the freshest most nutritious honey, always buy from local beekeepers who prioritise bee welfare and natural processing methods.

Customer Reviews

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Esther Reed (Verwood, GB)
Beautifully packaged.

Will make a special gift. Devon honey at its best. Delicious.

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Brian Cook (Hailsham, GB)
Great products

So happy to have real quality British products, superb

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Terence Mead (Bristol, GB)
The Bee z knees

A superb tasting natural pure honey.
( Excellently packaging too)

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rory andres (Southwark, GB)
Best honey ever

After much research I found this gem of a honey. Straight after ordering 3 I ordered another 6 as it's so tasty, pure and amazing delivery. Really couldn't ask anymore and is sent with a lovely card saying hope you love the product so would make a lovely gift too.

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Patrick Barnes (Victoria, US)
Great

I ordered some of the honey as I was ordering some other finishing products anyway. It is really good stuff!!

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Karen Meadows (London, GB)
Delicious

This honey is fabulous 🥰

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Gwen Hughes
Looks gorgeous!

These jars of honey will be gifts . They look lovely. They are beautifully packaged and I know they will be well appreciated by their recipients. Once again, thank you Gilboys!