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We bring you a selection of Britain's finest artisanal honeys, curated by a honey sommelier & presented in a gift box. Visit our Etsy shop to discover more!

 Somerset, UK
etsy.com/uk/shop/SpurtleandComb
Joined August 2018
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag25 Sep 2022
#autumn heralds the arrival of our #October magazine, amongst other things! Inside:🐝discover what the season has been like for beekeepers around the country 🍯what happens to honey samples at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology @UK_CEH & lots more! #bees #beekeeper #beekeeping
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BBKA@britishbee21 Sep 2022
BBKA will be celebrating the first National Honey Day on Friday 21st October. We will be encouraging everyone to buy a jar of local honey & reminding consumers about the worldwide fraud affecting honey imports BBKA.org.Uk/BBKA-national-ho… #NationalHoneyDay #LocalHoney #beekeeping
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag11 Sep 2022
While formal proclamations have announced Charles III's accession to the throne, the ancient tradition of telling the bees they have a new owner has taken place at Buckingham Palace and Clarence House. mol.im/a/11199259 via @MailOnline

Royal beekeeper informs the Queen's bees that Her Majesty has died

Royal beekeeper, John Chapple, has informed the hives kept in the grounds of Buckingham Palace and Clarence House of the Queen's death. The bees were also told King Charles is now their boss.

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Apimondia@apimondia30 Aug 2022
The next international Apimondia congress will be in Chile in 2023! ➡️ bit.ly/apimondia2023 #ApimondiaChile2023 #Apimondia2023🐝
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag20 Aug 2022
Happy #WorldHoneyBeeDay celebrating honey bees and beekeepers! #bees #honeybees #beekeeper #beekeepers #beekeeperlife
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Purple-loosestrife is the most prevalent plant in the honey sample taken last summer from our #SomersetLevels apiary according to results published today by @CEH_Honey The dark, strong flavoured honey is delicious!
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag2 Jun 2022
⁦@KalebFarm⁩ ⁦@BathandWestShow⁩ loves #somerset #honey
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Apimondia@apimondia20 Mar 2022
Looking forward to #Apimondia2022! The 47th Apimondia Congress will be held in Istanbul 24 - 28 August 2022 More details and registration ➡️bit.ly/34Wmyxf
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag15 Feb 2022
Wearing a beesuit on ice is nothing if not ambitious! Here's how beekeeper Bez, from @Happy_Mondays gets on in ITV's Dancing on Ice⛸️❄️⛸️ #bees #beekeeping youtu.be/0Bvzn6Trtz4 via @YouTube

Week 5: Bez and Angela skate to Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & the Waves | Dancing On Ice 2022

An un-bee-lievable routine from Bez and Angela got us buzzing in We...

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BBKA@britishbee12 Feb 2022
Lawyers challenge Defra on emergency neonics use - Farmers Weekly #bees #pollinators fwi.co.uk/arable/lawyers-cha…

Lawyers challenge Defra on emergency neonics use - Farmers Weekly

Wildlife campaigners have mounted a legal challenge to a government decision, potentially allowing the emergency use of banned neonicotinoid seed

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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag9 Feb 2022
The honey adulteration story is moving apace. Since our article about honey adulteration this month, HAN UK has launched a petition calling on government to do more. #beekeeper #beekeeping #honey #bees petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Petition: Review honey authenticity and current regulation of the honey market

Petition: Review honey authenticity and current regulation of the honey market

Fully review the honey market and Honey Regulations, to review evidence of honey fraud within the honey market, and reform regulations and arrangements for enforcement, to prevent future fraud.

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Apimondia@apimondia3 Feb 2022
Opinion: The bumblebee’s decline shows how we get conservation wrong The honeybee may get all the glory, but the humble bumblebee deserves more recognition — and a fighting chance. 🐝bit.ly/3Gn2MHN
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Looks like the interests of big business trump the needs of the environment. Shameful.
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Bee health is non-negotiable. I held a debate in Parliament today and the message from those there was clear: we should ban bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides. #Savethebees 🐝
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BBKA@britishbee2 Feb 2022
Luke Pollard MP successfully secured a 90-minute Westminster Hall Debate today on “Government approval for the use of neonicotinoids and the impact on bees”Please watch & sign parly Petition too #bees : petition.parliament.uk/petit… parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…
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BeeCraft@BeeCraftMag17 Jan 2022
UK #beekeepers are rising up against adulterated #honey. The @bbka Annual Delegates Meeting supported 3 propositions calling on the 28K-member BBKA to hold government & its agencies to account. Read more in our #February issue. #beekeeping #realnotfake
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Look what’s in today’s post! Now I can crack on with ⁦⁦@britishbee⁩ Module 6 – Honey bee behaviour – with ⁦@BeeCraftMag⁩ Celia Davis, Andrew Gibb and Ann Harman by my side. #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #apiarist #beelearning
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We’re back @TauntonFmarket today! Drop by for festive gifts & treats & delicious local #honey. Truly sweetness & light! #candles #rawhoney #Christmas #Christmas2021
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Honey sourced from the local beekeepers we work with is the real deal!
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@guardian28 Nov 2021
Bee aware: do you know what is in that cheap jar of honey? theguardian.com/business/202…

Bee aware: do you know what is in that cheap jar of honey?

British beekeepers call for stricter labelling on supermarket blends to identify the countries of origin

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#Christmas2020 sorted!
Anne Ashford (@anneashford) profile pictureAnne Ashford@anneashford3 Dec 2020
Sweetness & light at today’s @TauntonFmarket Come along for award-winning #Somerset #honey, #honeycomb, #candles & #gift boxes. Plus there’s the freshest veg, eggs, bread, meat & Christmas wreathes & lots more. #buylocal #getreal #raw
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Our first export order is on its way! A gift box of nine exceptional British honeys is enroute to The Netherlands.#honey #foodie #giftbox
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