Welsh Honey Products
Queen Bees
Apis Mellifera Mellifera -
The Native Black Bee
An isolation mating programme was set up for the production of queens during 2005
enabling Queens to be available for sale in limited numbers.
These bees are good tempered and as they are the native bee in the UK, are best suited
to our climate. They fly in cooler conditions and over winter well. Far superior
to the poor quality imported bees, or bad tempered cross-breeds!
Beekeepers please call if you are interested in buying queens, or if you want to
join our queen rearing group.
Queens fully booked for 2010, as we are supplying local beekeepers to improve local
bees.
Honey Date and Nut Cake
This cake has a craggy broken top. It should not come out smooth! You can use your bread maker for this recipe.
5 oz (150g) Honey House Honey
¼ pint (150ml) milk
1 tbsp (15ml) golden syrup
1 oz (30g) butter
5½ oz (160g) chopped dates
2 oz (50g) chopped walnuts.
2 oz (50g) chopped almonds
12 oz (350g) self raising flour
1 tsp (5ml) ground ginger
½ tsp (3ml) mixed spice
Warm the honey, milk, golden syrup and butter together until just melted. Stir in the other ingredients and mix well.
If using a bread maker, remove the kneading blade. Using the bread pan or a baking tin, line the bottom of the pan with greaseproof or baling paper.
Place the mixture into the pan or tin.
If using a bread maker select 50 minutes on the timer. Otherwise Heat the oven to 175C/350F/gas mark 4 and bake for about 50 minutes.
Allow to cool for 5 minutes before turning out. Allow to cool before cutting.
Our bees have been busy. Why not try our
Honey House recipes?
Contact:
Geoff Critchley
15 Lon Cilan, Cilcain,
Mold, CH7 5PL.
Tel: 01352 740991.
E-mail:
Geoff@HoneyHouse.biz
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