Welcome to
Glenn's Honey Bees

We are South Yorkshire based beekeepers.
Our philosophy is to supply quality products
sourced from our own bee apiaries and
supported by our partners

Our sister company, Alisbazaar, produce hand-crafted
and up-cycled gifts and products
for you, your family and home.
Many of our items can be personalised,
please contact us for details.

Beeswax Candles

Our Products and Services

Glenn's Honey Bees' apiaries are based in
Tickhill, Rossington and the Rother Valley Country Park.
Together with AlisBazaar we supply quality Bee produce and 
Handcrafted products for you, your family and your home....
Honey Jars
Honey

Good quality honey

Runny Honey
Chunk Honey
Comb Honey

Wax Products
Wax Products

Beeswax Candles
Waxes and Polishes
Wildflower Seeds

Handcrafted Products
Partner Services

Home
Garden
Gifts

Beekeeper and her assistant

About us

Passing a large mature tree in our garden.
I heard the sound of buzzing from up in the branches. Little was I to know, we had been visited by a swam of local pollinators and our beekeeping journey had begun....

We started beekeeping in early 2018. Soon realising that many of our pollinators were in such a dire position. The UK having lost some 97% of its natural grass meadows and woodlands, through change of use. 

Glenn's Honey Bees aims to help our native honey bees and other pollinators through our  practical and educational endeavors. 

Find out more by joining our occasional  newsletter list.

The Fascinating Bee 

Three casts of bees, varied job opportunities...
Queen Honey Bee

The Queen

Normally she is the MOTHER of all the bees in the hive, although she can also be a sister to some too! She will generally live for around three to five years.

The queen starts her life (in an egg) just the same as her sisters and brothers. However, because she is fed a special food known as Royal Jelly, she will end up as the longest bee in the hive.

The queen is so busy laying eggs (up to 2,000 in a day - and can control the gender of her offspring), she has to be fed and cleaned by the workers.

After mating she will stay in the hive only leaving to head a new swarm (leaving the hive to make a new colony).
Worker Honey Bee

The Worker

Probably 99% of the bees you'll see flying around will be a female worker bee.

She will live for around five to six weeks in the summer (winter worker bees living up to six months)  and travel up to three miles from her hive, collecting Pollen, Nector, Water and Propolis (tree-sap).

In her lifetime she will have several different jobs including : Cleaner, Feeder, Child-minder, Undertaker, Guard and Forager bee. And of course Wax and Honey Producer!

When a worker bee finds a good source of forage, she returns home and tells her sisters by doing a 'waggle dance', through this she indicates travelling distance, angle of flight (to the sun) and the quality of the forage.

There can be between 10 and 60 thousand bees in a hive, dependent on the time of year.

In her brief life, a worker bee will have collected just 1/12 teaspoon of honey.
Drone Honey Bee

The Drone

There may only be a few hundred male (Drone) bees in the hive in summer out of a colony of thousands, but his role is crucial in the future of his and other bee colonies nearby.

As he wonders about the hive the drone has no jobs, not for him the upkeep or the defence of the hive.

He has only the ONE job. Following which he dies. 

In the autumn, drones are forcibly kicked out of the hive by the worker (female) bees, as they are a draw on the resources and are no longer useful or needed in the winter months.

Products

Honey Jar 340g-12oz
Runny Honey
340g / 12oz Jar
£6.99

Wildflower
Hex Jars.

Honey Jar 454g / 1lb
Runny Honey
454g / 1lb Jar
£8.99

Wildflower

454g Jar - Chunk Honey
Chunk Honey
454g / 1lb Jar
£10.99

SOLD OUT
Lovely runny honey with chunks of beeswax comb filled with honey.

454g Jar - Chunk Honey
Chunk Honey
454g / 1lb Jar
£10.99

SOLD OUT 
Lovely runny honey with chunks of beeswax comb filled with honey.

454g Pack - Comb Honey
Honey Comb
000g / 00lb Pack
£12.99

SOLD OUT
Lovely runny honey in beeswax comb block.

454g Pack - Comb Honey
Set Honey
454g / 1lb Jar
£12.99

SOLD OUT  
Lovely runny honey.

454g Pack - Comb Honey - TEMP
Set Honey
340g / 12oz Jar
£12.99

SOLD OUT 
Lovely runny honey.

454g Pack - Comb Honey - TEMP
Honey Comb
000g / 00lb Pack
£12.99

SOLD OUT  
Lovely runny honey in beeswax comb.

Beeswax
Beeswaxes
0.25  - £0.00
0.50  - £0.00
1.00  - £0.00
2.00 - £0.00

TBA.

Beeswax Polishes
Beeswax Polishes
£5.50

Beeswax Polishes
Beeswax Polishes
£7.50


Gift Sets
Beeswax Gifts
£19.99

Special Orders.

Contact Form

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Contacts

Get in touch
  • Telephone: +44 (0)777 425 4079
  • WhatsApp: +44 (0)777 425 4079
  • Email: glennshoneybees@gmail.com

  • Address:
  • Glenn's Honey Bees
    Rother Valley Country Park
    Craft Unit 4, Bedgreave Mill
    Sheffield 
  • (opposite The Stables Cafe) 

  • Opening Times
  • Monday       -  Online
  • Tuesday       -  Online
  • Wednesday -  Online
  • Thursday     -  Online
  • Friday           - 11am - 2pm
  • Saturday      - 11am - 2pm*
  • Sunday        - 11am - 2pm
  • *Wath Saturday Market  - 8am - 2pm 
    (alternate Saturdays - weather dependent)

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