Following the intense heat and dry conditions of the 2026 summer, this late summer honey is rich, golden, and deeply concentrated in flavour.

With the severe drought halting the nectar flow in most summer blooms, our bees worked tirelessly on the few resilient plants that withstood the heat. At teh start of August, they foraged almost exclusively on the water mint hugging the surviving stream edges and the bright bursts of Ragwort across Inglestone Common. This unique and highly limited foraging yielded a remarkably small but exquisite crop of aromatic and distinctly honey.

Did you know?

While sometimes viewed as a common weed, Ragwort is an absolute lifeline for pollinators during drought years. Its deep roots allow it to draw up moisture when other plants cannot, producing a rich nectar that sustains bees when they need it most.