This page displays locally-produced honey and hive products. These are offered for sale by local beekeepers and their contact details can be found here. Most Meridian members have eaten or sold their 2022 crop (independent grocers have an insatiable appetite for local honey!) but keep an eye on this page, more will be offered inContinueContinue reading “Honey and hive products for sale”
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Apiary management
With the start of the active season fast approaching, we’ve been considering how we might better manage our bees. Our aim is to make running Meridian’s apiaries fun for everyone and to provide an opportunity for members to acquire new skills. We also want to make sure our bees are well looked after. Rather thanContinueContinue reading “Apiary management”
Lisa
Creating a pollinator garden Since starting my beekeeping journey four years ago, I’ve become much more aware of nature generally and pollinators in particular. We also moved to Shedfield eighteen months ago and I am now fortunate to have a much bigger garden than the patio-style one we had before. It is an older propertyContinueContinue reading “Lisa”
Becky
Our candle adventure! Washing partially rendered wax in rainwater Over the past four years or so, rather than exchanging our wax for foundation, we’ve kept it to make hive products but with mixed results so far! We managed some soap and candles, none of which were good enough to sell, but we had fun makingContinueContinue reading “Becky”