News
Updates from the Kingston Vale hives
January 2026
Honey Price Update
Due to the rising cost of beekeeping equipment we have had to increase our price for honey by 50p per jar. We believe our prices are still extremely good value.
November 2025
Winter Preparations
All our colonies are now set for the coming winter. The bees seldom fly during the cold months and only take cleansing flights on dry sunny days.
October 2025
Five Awards at the National Honey Show
Good news for our hard working bees, picking up five awards for honey and honeycomb at the UK National Honey Show, the world's biggest and most prestigious honey show.
September 2025
Thirteen Awards at the Surrey Honey Show
Success for Vale Beekeepers at the prestigious annual Surrey Honey Show. We won a total of thirteen awards, including awards for our runny honey and round section honeycomb.
July 2025
Honey and Honeycomb Now on Sale
Our bees have worked extremely hard making more surplus honey which we have extracted and is now on sale. They have also filled special round frames making delicious honeycomb.
May 2025
Spring Colony Survival
A much better start to 2025 compared with the cold wet Spring of last year. All our colonies survived the Winter and our queens started laying early.