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Darts Farms Very Own Bee Hives!

Flying_Bees 600x700 At Darts Farm we pride ourselves in providing you with fresh produce from local farms. Amazingly a few of our Bee Hives are embedded within in our Nature Trail and Pebblebed. Across East-Devon, Darts farm has ...... hives shared across ....... Destinations. Producing a total of ....... jars of honey a year.

Our Bee's are looked after by Phillip, who has been Bee keeping since he was ..... years old, just like his father. Phil has been beeking at Darts Farm for ..... Years, and it sure does keep him buzzy!

Raw Honey VS Supermarket bought

Raw honey, straight from the Bee Hives, naturally has antioxidants, enzymes and other beneffiialy compounds. Supermarket honey with an everlasting shelf life may seem great, but in fact it has a significantly lower amount of nutrients due to the varoius Brushing Honey 600x700 proscceses of pasturasing and added sweetners, resulting in a proccessed product. A study published by Food Chemistry details that Raw honey contains nearly 4.3 times more antioxidants than processed supermarket honey.

Raw honey tends to have a varied flavour depending on the pollen source provided be the Bees whereas regular supermarket bought honey has a more uniform flavour. Supermarket shelve honey has a much smoother and runnier compared to raw honey which has a numerous amount of natural particles kept in the honey creating a thicker texture.

Health Benefits of Comsuming Local Honey

Local raw honey is packed with natural nutrients, including essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Its anti-inflammatory effects may help lower the risk of chronic conditions over time. Raw honey contains traces of local pollen and regular consumption can support your body’s tolerance to Pollen related allergies. Raw honey also aids digestion and can help soothe mild digestive discomfort.

Supporting the Pollinators

Bee pollination plays a significant role in maintaining ecosystems and increasing local biodiversity while ensuring global food security. Currently, Bee polulations are facing severe threats. Climate change has created an unpridictable temeraptures which has made Bee's struggle to adapt and increased the risk of diseases. However, it is not too late and there is a way we can help the Bees!

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Darts Farm Buzy Bee Tips

Here are a few tips and tricks for you to try at home to support Bees. Plant some Bee friendly flowers like Clematis, hyacinths, daffodils and hellebores or sprinkle some wild flower seeds is Springtime or Autumn.

Supporting your local Bee Hives is also very important, buying local honey doesn't just benefit you but benefits the enviroment in which we share with Bees.

Purchase your own Darts Farm Raw Honey here: Darts Farm - Darts Farm Raw Honey 340g

Eating local honey is also as enjoyable as buying it, so here Spoonful_Of_Honey 600x700 are a few Darts Farm favourite Recipes.

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Posted in Food Hall, The Farm on 03 Jul 2025

Darts Farms Very Own Bee Hives!

Raw Honey VS Supermarket bought

Health Benefits of Comsuming Local Honey

Supporting the Pollinators

Darts Farm Buzy Bee Tips

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