Honey from a garden, Tooting Common, London

Sue's Tooting bees live right on the edge of Tooting Common in SW London.  The Common gives them horse chestnut and lime tree avenues, blackberry bushes, and the endless variety of surrounding gardens with blossom trees in their own garden.

This honey was taken off the bees in May.

Sue came to beekeeping through her father — the smell of his beekeeping store full of cedarwood hives and frames is one of her earliest memories. She's been a gardener and caretaker for most of her working life, and now that retirement has given her more time, she spends it exactly where she wants to be — with her bees. She's a thoughtful, unhurried beekeeper who genuinely loves what she does, and I love catching up with her.

The details

• Limited edition: 1 of only 180 jars
• 224g / 8oz
• Sue's name, location, harvest date and jar number on the label
• Sent 48-hour tracked with Royal Mail — two or three jars costs the same to post as one.