Know the source
Our honey is kept in single apiary batches so the places and seasons behind it remain distinct.
OUR STORY · NORTH WALES
The Journey to 100 Hives
My YouTube channel “Journey To 100 Hives” follows our adventures from those first hives towards our very own beekeeping empire, one colony at a time!
HOW IT STARTED
One course
Four hives
A bigger idea
I have always been fascinated by bees, but somehow never found the time to take that interest further. That changed when my partner booked us onto a beginners’ beekeeping course. By the end of the first day, I was hooked. We ordered our first hives, and the learning began.
The plan was to grow slowly, but I couldn’t stop thinking about beekeeping. I was even dreaming about bees! What started as a fascination had become a passion, and that is where Gordon’s Honey Co was born.
Today, we produce single-apiary honey from our own bees and carefully raise nucleus colonies, or “nucs”, for beekeepers starting out or growing their apiaries.
Gordon
IN THE WOODLAND
Moving bees to the Woodland
It's finally time to move the bees off my bedroom roof and take them to their new home in the woodland.
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JOURNEY TO 100 HIVES
Creating the Bangor-on-Dee Apiary
From an overgrown pond to a thriving apiary, watch this transformation as I get this site ready for the bees.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
The work between inspections
Beekeeping also means building equipment, preparing new sites and keeping everything ready for the colonies.
Here I’m assembling a WBC hive and filming the process for Journey to 100 Hives.
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A CONVERSATION WITH LAURENCE EDWARDS
Gordon on Hive Q
I joined Laurence Edwards from Black Mountain Honey for a chat about my first season with the bees and what comes next for Gordon’s Honey Co.
JOURNEY TO 100 HIVES
There’s more to the journey
Visit my YouTube channel for more apiary updates, hive builds and days out with the bees.
WHAT GUIDES US
Care in the details
Raise bees thoughtfully
We choose marked F1 Buckfast queens, use clean frames and manage varroa as part of our routine husbandry.
Show the work
On Journey to 100 Hives, I share the process, the equipment and what I learn along the way.
Questions for Gordon?
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