Manchester Honey Company

22/11/2025

Experience gifts are so popular and we are thrilled to have our days featured in the Sale gift guide. So much work and enthusiasm goes into delivering these fun and educational experiences and we would love to welcome even more people to join us next year.

A Christmas guide to gifting experiences in and around Sale, M33.

22/11/2025

Would you date a beekeeper? 👀

Let’s be honest…
Conversation topics: 90% bees, 10% “let me just show you this hive photo”.
Social skills: questionable. They’d usually rather be alone in a field with 50,000 insects than at a party.
Romantic nights out: “Can we just swing by the apiary first?”

But…
Loyal? Absolutely.
Hardworking? Always.
Needing feeding? Constantly. Please send snacks.

So yes, dating a beekeeper might be a bit weird, a bit sticky and a lot bee-focused…
But you’ll never be short of stories, honey, or someone who shows up every single day. 🐝🍯💛

21/11/2025

We’ve just dropped off these gorgeous personalised mini jars for the lovely team at EweMove in Sale 🐑🍯

Their Green and pink branding looks so good next to our Manchester honey – proper local vibes.

Hope their buyers and sellers love a little taste of Manchester in their welcome packs

21/11/2025

“When your wife says, ‘Correct me if I’m wrong’…”

Do. Not. Correct. Her.

This, my friends, is the real secret to a happy husband-and-wife beekeeping business.
We can work with 180 hives, thousands of bees and a fair few stings… but nothing is as dangerous as confidently pointing out your wife’s mistake.

Yes, there are *very* healthy debates about hive placements, labels, stock levels and whose fault it was that the smoker went missing (again).
But the golden rule?

Never, ever correct your wife.
Smile, nod, and go check the bees. 🐝😉🍯

20/11/2025

Ever wondered what YOUR postcode tastes like? 🍯

Turns out, honey from Sale doesn’t taste like honey from Urmston (and trust us, we’ve licked a lot of spoons in the name of research). Every jar holds a little snapshot of South Manchester’s wildflowers, gardens, and cheeky bees—straight from hive to your toast.

We’re Gareth & Louise, a husband-and-wife team who ditched the 9-5 for a full-time love affair with bees. Our honey is raw, pure, and totally unfiltered. No funny business, just the real taste of your neighbourhood.

Curious which honey matches your corner of Manchester? Pop by the shop, or order online for local pickup. Taste your postcode—then tell us which flavour wins!

🐝

20/11/2025

What’s the secret to happiness?

Honestly… we’re not sure, but being very, very stupid seems to help.

Some days it feels like that anyway. We both know we’re complete bee nerds, but when you’re dealing with millions of tiny creatures all doing their own thing, it’s hard *not* to feel a bit stupid, incompetent, confused, overwhelmed… the list goes on.

The bees don’t read the books. They don’t follow the plan. They just do whatever they like.
So we learn, we adapt, we laugh at ourselves, and we try again tomorrow.

Maybe that’s the secret:
Accept you know nothing, stay curious, and keep showing up anyway.
Preferably with a cuppa in one hand and a hive tool in the other. 🐝🍯💛

20/11/2025

When another report drops about supermarket “honey” not actually being honey, we don’t even flinch anymore. We just sit there, bee suits on, slightly sticky, nodding quietly to ourselves.

Because for us, honey isn’t just a product on a shelf.
It’s warm afternoons at the hives.
It’s checking every colony is healthy and happy.
It’s choosing care over chemicals, and bees over profit margins.

Great honey starts long before it ever sees a jar. It starts with how you treat the bees, the land, and the people who trust you.

That’s why you’ll always hear the same advice:
If you want the real stuff, buy directly from a beekeeper.

In South Manchester, that’s us – a slightly obsessed husband-and-wife team, making raw, local honey the slow, honest way. 🐝🍯

20/11/2025

How do we get honey so pure?

Honestly, it’s a lot simpler than folks think. We just lift the frames from our South Manchester hives, gently slice off the wax cappings, spin the frames (like a honey merry-go-round!), and run the golden stuff through a sieve to catch any waxy bits. That’s it—straight into jars, no fuss, no funny business.

Every drop is raw, local, and bottled by just the two of us. Want to see the magic in person or ask us about our bees? Pop by the shop or drop your questions below. 🍯

19/11/2025

Just having fun with this sound clip from ‘I’m a celebrity’ but when Gareth collects a swarm, onlookers treat him like James Bond with the bees - I think they are just in awe that he is happily facing their fears.

19/11/2025

If you would like to sample our honey and chat about all things bee related you can always visit our shop in Sale Moor - open Tuesday - Friday 8am -5pm

Below is a list of all the Christmas markets that we will be attending this year (all will be indoors)

19/11/2025

Stuck on a gift for the person who has it all?

Swap socks and smellies for a day in a bee suit. Our Bee Experience Days in South Manchester are the ultimate treat for nature lovers, the curious, and anyone impossible to buy for.

Suit up, meet the bees, and taste honey straight from the hive. It’s hands-on, a bit sticky, and un-bee-lievably memorable. Plus, you’ll get to hear our best (and worst) bee jokes. Gareth and I (your friendly neighbourhood honey-makers) promise plenty of laughs and a real taste of local life.

Ready to give the gift of buzz? Message us to book or find out more! 🐝

19/11/2025

EweMove are a fast-growing estate agent in South Manchester and we were thrilled to partner with them to provide handmade, local goodies for their home-mover boxes.
The symbol of Manchester is the worker bee, so what could be more representative than honey made by Manchester bees, in Manchester, for Manchester homes? 🐝🍯

EweMove Sale has teamed up with Manchester Honey Company to welcome buyers with local gifts.