Filberts Bees have been on BigBarn for 3 years and produce wonderful natural products. I was very popular buying some for valentines day, but no need to wait that long. Here is more from Philada at Filberts.
‘After a harsh winter and a late spring, bee colonies on the farm increased quickly in size and look reasonably strong. An abundance of wild forage appeared in April, notably blackthorn, willow, dandelions and red campion. The bees then moved on to farm crops – oilseed rape, followed in late May by sainfoin, clover and phacelia. Swarms have been a feature this year, making regular inspections a necessity. We sold our first new season honey at Bridport Food Festival in June.’
‘We use our Dorset beeswax, honey and propolis to make Filberts skin care and home care ranges. New this year we have Lime & Coconut Lip Balm and Rose & Bergamot Cuticle Butter. Both of these contain farm-pressed sunflower oil from Fussels Fine Foods in Somerset.’
‘Two further natural beeswax salves will come out later this summer (Propolis Salve and Unscented Vitamin E Salve). Our illustrator Holly Clifton-Brown from Bristol will be working her magic to come up with lovely labels for these.’
‘In response to requests, we now offer Make Your Own Kits for people who want to have fun making their own natural beeswax balms, or who need to avoid certain ingredients, like nut oils.’
To buy Filberts products click for their shop in MarketPlace or to see and read more about filberts visit their website