From Hive to Jar
Our 100% raw, local, Irish honey is available throughout the year. As these are seasonal some of the products, such as the pressed heather, is in limited supply and can likely run out. All the honey that is produced truly is 100%, raw, and local, being collected by Olly’s Farm honey bees from apiaries all around South Dublin and North Wicklow. We dont buy or use any other beekeepers honey, if it’s in an Olly’s Farm branded jar it’s been made by Olly’s Farm bees and is fully tracable back to the apiary it was made. It is sold as raw honey; this means that the honey has minimal processing and is not pasteurised in any way.
The honey is simply extracted from the frames and cold filtered, which means that it passes through a course filter to remove large particles such as wax cappings or propolis. The raw honey is never heated to make it pass through fine filters or to turn it into a run honey like that is found in the supermarket. As a result my honey will always crystalize naturally, the link explains why honey crystallizes.
I think by heating the honey you automatically destroy most of if not all the health benefits associated with consuming local raw honey.
I’m one of the first Irish member’s of the Bee Farmers Association (BFA) in the UK and I’m also a member of the Federation of Irish Beekeeper Associations (FIBKA) and have public and product liability for my produce. I’m also registered with the Department of Agriculture and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.
As you can see, I have won some great awards for my honey since 2017!
