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  • WHY THE FIGHT FOR AUTHENTICITY CONTINUES
    November 15, 2024 Steve Benbow

    WHY THE FIGHT FOR AUTHENTICITY CONTINUES

    "Nine in ten honey samples from UK retailers fail authenticity test"
    Reported The Guardian this week.
    The honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British ­retailers failed pioneering authenticity tests.This included major honey brands and supermarkets. The tests found that 24 out of the 25 jars of honey from retailers were considered suspicious. All five samples from UK beekeepers were considered to be genuine.
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  • Honey Madeleines
    March 11, 2022 the London Honey Company

    Honey Madeleines

    Enjoy the warm, sweet honey aroma of these classic madeleines. They'll make a lovely Mothers Day or Easter weekend treat to share with friends and family. 
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  • TRAVELS IN HONEY: Greens 'Gomaae' with Borage Honey
    February 11, 2021 the London Honey Company

    TRAVELS IN HONEY: Greens 'Gomaae' with Borage Honey

    Our series ‘Travels with Honey’ continues, showing honey’s versatility across a spectrum of cultures and cuisines. This weeks recipe shows how to shake up our winter greens using our delicate Borage Honey in a recipe with origins in the Japanese side-dish ‘goma-ae’ which means simply ‘sesame sauce’.
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  • Steamed Ginger & Honey Caramel Sponge Pudding
    December 17, 2020 the London Honey Company

    Steamed Ginger & Honey Caramel Sponge Pudding

    Christmas is fast approaching, but there is still time to whip up a spicy alternative to the traditional pudding with our steamed ginger and honey take. Somewhat lighter, but with all the zing of ginger to re-awaken any tired festive period taste...

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  • Honey & Muscovado Tartlets with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream
    November 26, 2020 the London Honey Company

    Honey & Muscovado Tartlets with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream

    Smooth honey custard baked in a crisp sweet pastry, topped with a vanilla mascarpone cream. What’s not to love! We use our pure Isle of Purbeck honey for this recipe. It has such a rich golden colour and has wonderful caramelly notes which complement the muscovado sugar just so so well - delicious.
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  • Ginger & Turmeric Honey Granola Recipe
    November 9, 2020 the London Honey Company

    Ginger & Turmeric Granola

    We asked Claire Fyfe, super talented Masterchef Finalist 2020, and self-confessed honey fan to sample and enjoy our Ginger&Turmeric Infused honey... we were delighted with the inspired recipe that came back!
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  • LONDON IS THE BEES KNEES
    June 10, 2020 Sonya Karlsson

    LONDON IS THE BEES KNEES

    A Bees Knees is a Prohibition Era cocktail made with gin, fresh lemon juice, and honey. The name comes from the era's slang meaning 'the best', and it is! This cocktail so simple to make and super refreshing. We made this with Berry...

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  • Meet the London Honey Company team: Hannah Reeves
    May 1, 2020 Sonya Karlsson

    Meet the London Honey Company team: Hannah Reeves

    We sit down with Hannah, our first apprentice beekeeper and host of our online courses   Hannah! How did you get into beekeeping? I first started keeping bees at 16, and not having a sweet tooth, never really ate the honey. When...

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  • When It's All About the Journey
    May 8, 2018 the London Honey Company

    When It's All About the Journey

    Efficiency is dogma in modern Britain, when it comes to travel we tend to choose speed and low cost over style and enjoyment, but sometimes shouldn’t the journey itself be as good as the destination?

    After starting life on the wing, our honey has found its way onto a rather special train.

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  • Spiced Honey Dressing
    December 12, 2017 Emily Reed

    Spiced Honey Dressing

        We thought you'd like this letter to Steve from chef Mickael Weiss, who at the time of writing was head chef at Coq d’Argent. His recipe for Spiced Honey Dressing is a perfect party trick to have up...

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  • The Bees' Needs Cocktail Recipe
    August 10, 2017 Craig Ferguson

    The Bees' Needs Cocktail Recipe

    To toast Steve and Alys's new book, Letters to a Beekeeper, our Lisa and her good friend Marcos, from Crazy Moon Cocktails, created a honey cocktail for us, we call it "The Bees' Needs" in homage to the little ladies....

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