Here is beekeeper and Chain Bridge Honey Farm owner Willie Robson looking through the bees in a Spring site close to the Honey Farm. Willie is looking in the brood chamber where the queen has laid eggs which will hatch into young bees. Some of the brood will hatch into drones (males) and some will be…
The time for giving (and receiving!) is here! As Christmas draws near, we all start thinking about what we can put under the tree for our loved ones this year that they really want. Whether it’s stocking fillers you’re after or something bigger, we’ve got everything you need for the bee lover’s Christmas wish list…
You’ve probably already noticed that we love our bees here at Chain Bridge Honey! But the incredible products they create, from propolis that works wonders for natural healing to the delicious honey that we all know and love, is just the tip of the ice-berg. Bees are essential for human life on this planet, but…
We don’t use many ingredients in our Chain Bridge Honey skincare (long lists of indecipherable, toxic chemicals are not really our thing), but the ones we do use are used with good reason. You may have noticed a few recurring oils that we like to include in our lip balms, hand creams and ointments and one…
As you can probably guess, we love bees here at Chain Bridge Honey! These clever little creatures, that are so integral to human life, are really pretty amazing, so today we’re going to look at some fascinating bee facts to get you clued up. Aside from having the ability to create multiple products that we…
You may have noticed that there’s an ingredient used over and over in our all natural beauty products, which rightly so might lead you to wonder why. That ingredient is ‘Avena Sativa’, or Oat oil. Oats are a pretty wonderful thing, not just to eat and fill your tum on a cold winter’s morning (although…
Amongst all of our natural honey and beeswax based products that we have formulated for you, we also sell 100% pure beeswax blocks – a happy and rather fortunate by-product of our 50 tonnes of honey production! But what, you may wonder, can these pure beeswax blocks actually be used for? Well, quite a lot…
This time of year is the perfect season for a spot of comfort eating, in preparation for the cold months ahead, and our crunchy honey mustard is great inspiration for many scrumptious ideas. Enjoy 2016’s harvest with this quick and easy honey mustard autumnal recipe: Roasted Honey Mustard Chicken with Apples Our honey mustard is tangy,…
You may have noticed that among our list of natural ingredients, avocado oil is a regular feature and that’s no mistake! Avocado oil is wonderful stuff which has remarkable skin, hair and health benefits, which is why we love using it in many of our skincare products. Familiar with avocado in your salads but not…
Is it too early to mention Christmas? Probably, but just in case you’re thinking about it already, have a birthday coming up or fancy treating someone special who loves gardening we thought we’d put together the perfect gardener’s gift guide! Our online shop is packed full of great gift ideas for anyone who loves to…
