HOLLY PARK Apiaries

HOLLY PARK Apiaries Holly Park Apiaries, run by Terry and Valerie McAuliffe produce raw Devon honey from their apiaries in and around the Tamerton Foliot area of Plymouth.

15/01/2025

We have had a number of enquiries about Beekeeping Experiences recently but we no longer run these. Thank you.

A big thank you to all our customers.
23/12/2024

A big thank you to all our customers.

Fantastic news at last for bees and other pollinators.
21/12/2024

Fantastic news at last for bees and other pollinators.

11/12/2024

Yesterday we had to say goodbye to our beloved border collie, Paddy - does anyone know of any farms in the area that have border collie pups for sale?

An interesting article on the BBC web site. Well worth a read as neonicotinoid pesticides affect honey bees as well as ...
05/12/2024

An interesting article on the BBC web site. Well worth a read as neonicotinoid pesticides affect honey bees as well as all the other species of bees and native pollinators.

The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.

11/11/2024

We learned today that the best selling author, Alexander McCall Smith, famous for the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, was presented with a jar of our delicious raw Devon honey after a talk he gave last month at Exeter Cathedral. We hope he enjoyed it.

The honey season has now ended and we would like to say a big thank you to Suzanne at Well Brewed for selling our honey ...
29/08/2024

The honey season has now ended and we would like to say a big thank you to Suzanne at Well Brewed for selling our honey this year.

The honey season has now ended and we would like to say a big thank you to Lisa and all her staff at Pearces snacks, Whi...
20/08/2024

The honey season has now ended and we would like to say a big thank you to Lisa and all her staff at Pearces snacks, Whitleigh Green, for selling our honey this year.

We ran our final Beekeeping Experience this morning. Both Stephen and his grandson, Ruben, really enjoyed it.
18/08/2024

We ran our final Beekeeping Experience this morning. Both Stephen and his grandson, Ruben, really enjoyed it.

The last few jars of this year’s honey are on sale at Pearces snacks, Whitleigh Green. Once these have gone there will b...
14/08/2024

The last few jars of this year’s honey are on sale at Pearces snacks, Whitleigh Green. Once these have gone there will be no more until next summer.

We held our penultimate Beekeeping Experience this morning and James, Joe, Pete and Janice were all amazed about how muc...
11/08/2024

We held our penultimate Beekeeping Experience this morning and James, Joe, Pete and Janice were all amazed about how much work is involved in keeping bees and they really enjoyed themselves.

Had a lovely comment from one of our customers about our honey. We really appreciate it when we get such positive feedb...
06/08/2024

Had a lovely comment from one of our customers about our honey. We really appreciate it when we get such positive feedback.

Many people say our honey is so much better than supermarket honey, this is the reason why.
05/08/2024

Many people say our honey is so much better than supermarket honey, this is the reason why.

As experts reveal that the majority of honey on UK shelves has been bulked up with cheap sugars, MailOnline reveals whether these viral 'honey tests' hold up to scientific scrutiny.

Another Beekeeping Experience held today.
03/08/2024

Another Beekeeping Experience held today.

Terry was delighted to receive this lovely thank you gift from the children at Mary Dean’s Nursery.
02/08/2024

Terry was delighted to receive this lovely thank you gift from the children at Mary Dean’s Nursery.

This morning we delivered another batch of our local raw Devon honey to Pearces snacks, on Whitleigh Green. We think it ...
01/08/2024

This morning we delivered another batch of our local raw Devon honey to Pearces snacks, on Whitleigh Green. We think it might be the last for the year so don’t miss out. Why not treat yourself to a delicious cake while you are there.

26/07/2024

Terry recently gave a talk at Woodland Villa Residential Home and we received this lovely comment from the daughter of one of the residents.

“My Dad is a resident at Woodland Villa and he was telling me about your recent visit and he loved the taste of honey. Thanks for giving Dad this treat.“. - Sara

We have just delivered some more honey for sale to Well Brewed, Frontfield Crescent. While you are there why not treat y...
22/07/2024

We have just delivered some more honey for sale to Well Brewed, Frontfield Crescent. While you are there why not treat yourself to a coffee and one of their delicious cakes.

Address

Lakeview Drive
Plymouth
PL54LW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 7pm

Telephone

+441752219573

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Videos

The first of the golden harvest this year but due to the poor weather the crop is a lot smaller than last year’s. I will post when we have some for ready for sale.

Richard was very much a hands on participant at the Holly Park Apiaries Beekeeping Experience this morning.

Beekeeping is not just about opening bee hives and looking at bees. Terry is making frames to go into the ‘super’ on the bee hive. The super is where the bees store their surplus honey which we remove and jar. The bees will use the centre of the frame which is a sheet of beeswax to build honeycomb on to store nectar which is turned into honey.

A short video showing Kyla, who has never handled bees before, opening and inspecting a beehive during her Beekeeping Experience this morning. She is a natural beekeeper.

Liquid gold - shame I don’t like honey!!!!

Yet another swarm collected from Tamerton Foliot today.

At 5pm yesterday evening I received a message to say that a swarm of honey bees had settled under a garden chair in the garden of a house in Ernesettle. Just over 3 hours later the bees had settled into their new hive at one of our apiaries. Don’t forget that this is a free service that we provide for the local community.

The small swarm that Mark Grieves from Black Dog Honey Bees Ltd kindly collected for us, now happily flying in our garden before we move them to one of our apiaries tomorrow

We had a call for help today to recover a large swarm of honey bees from an elderly gentleman’s garden. Once Terry had managed to get the queen bee into the hive box, the others just marched in to be with her.

These bees have been out foraging for the last of the pollen and nectar. Can you see the little yellow blobs on some of the bees’ back legs? This is pollen that has been packed tight into the bee’s pollen basket. Pollen is a necessary source of protein to feed the developing bees inside the hive. The other bees are carrying nectar or water.

Believe it or not, the beekeeper’s Winter begins in August! This is when we start the process of feeding the bees with syrup to make sure they have enough energy to survive the cold, Winter months. In this video, you can see some bees who have been out foraging on the few flowers that are left in the fields and hedgerows. After September, there will be no nectar left. The little piece of sponge you can see is designed to reduce the size of the entrance to the hive. This makes it easier for the guard bees to defend the colony against invaders such as wasps who try to get in to steal their food.

The final process is adding the label and the all important tamperproof label.

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