Honey from woodlands, Pulborough, Sussex (September)

360 jars made. September. The last harvest of the year — and worth the wait.

Kaz keeps her bees in ancient woodland near Pulborough in Sussex, and this honey tastes exactly like where it came from. The bees have been foraging on the wild flowers, surrounding hedgerows and brambles that grows across the woodland floor all summer — and by September, the result is something rich and layered: butterscotch and vanilla up front, with a hint of coffee in the finish that catches you off guard in the best possible way. The kind of extraordinary honey that people who thought they knew what honey tasted like just love discovering.

The woodland itself is being carefully restored by the landowner — brought back to something closer to its original character through sustainable management. Kaz is part of that story, working with the land rather than around it.

Kaz trained as an engineer before the beekeeping bug took hold — she spent years working with other beekeepers in the UK and New Zealand before striking out on her own. She now keeps over 50 hives across multiple Sussex apiaries, and every one of them is managed with the kind of precision you'd expect from someone who thinks like an engineer and feels like a naturalist. I love my visits — the woods are as peaceful as they look.

The details

• Limited edition: 1 of 360 jars
• 224g / 8oz
• Kaz's story on the label — name, location, harvest date and number of jars produced
• The perfect "saw this and thought of you" gift for anyone who loves something a little out of the ordinary
• British-sourced jars and labels

Delivery Sent 48-hour tracked with Royal Mail. Postage is charged by weight — two or three jars costs the same to send as one, so it's worth stocking up while this one's available.

Our beekeepers We visit every beekeeper before we work with them — to walk the landscape, meet the bees, and understand what makes each honey. All of them are active custodians of the land their bees depend on, working with landowners, farmers and councils to protect and enhance the natural habitats around their hives.