The Noble Bee

Beekeepers from The New Forest producing award winning honey and candles. www.thenoblebee.co.uk

06/09/2026

May introducing some of our products available here today from our stall at

04/09/2026

We’re ready for the Hythe scarecrow Festival. Our scarecrow is called ‘Dog’ thanks to May and Ada for helping to make it.

03/09/2026

My Niece; May, is currently doing her school work experience with us, hence, she will be running the pop up shop today. Pop in and say hi!

02/09/2026

Here’s where you can find us this September…
We’ve got some lovely events coming up, including a brand new event, WILD! at Wi******er Cathedral Wi******er Cathedral and a new one for us, Thame Food Festival THAME FOOD FESTIVAL

We’re looking forward to seeing some familiar faces along the way,and hopefully meeting some new ones too.

Romsey Food Fair Farnham Town Council

24/08/2026

Friday just passed, was the last beekeeping experience day of the year. It’s always a little sad to end another season, but at least we’ve got next years to look forward to. Our experience days sold out in record time this year. If you want to come along and see what it’s all about, learn all about the magic and mystery of bees, whilst spending a day in a serene woodland setting, visit our website (link in bio) to read all about the days and to book in to next years events. Thank you to everyone who attended one of our beekeeping experience days this year. You were all absolutely lovely and we enjoyed hosting you!

11/08/2026

If you’re not from the New Forest area, you will almost certainly have seen the news about the heathland fire here this week. It’s a stark reminder of just how incredibly dry the Forest has become, and it’s a similar story across large parts of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly Europe.
We’ve now been in drought conditions for several weeks. The grass is brown, the ground is bone dry and even some of the trees are starting to look like they’re clinging on. The whole countryside is desperate for rain.
Recently, lots of people have been asking us what this means for the bees. During very hot weather, a colony has to put a huge amount of effort into keeping the hive cool. Bees collect water and use it inside the hive, fanning their wings to help regulate the temperature and protect the developing brood.
But there’s another problem that’s perhaps less obvious: flowers need water in order to produce nectar.
We can have beautiful sunshine, thousands of flowers and plenty of bees flying, but when the ground becomes this dry, many plants simply stop producing the quantities of nectar they normally would.
We have quite a few of our hives out on the heathland at the moment, some just a stone’s throw from where the fire was, but we’re expecting a very small crop this year, if any at all.
Farming and beekeeping are always at the mercy of the weather. Some years nature gives abundantly, and others she reminds us that nothing is guaranteed.
Fortunately, we did have a fantastic summer honey harvest, but New Forest heather honey is likely to be in very limited supply this year. Let’s hope for some rain soon, as the main concern now is preventing forest fires.

03/08/2026

We’ve had a very special visitor in our pollinator garden here at the farm over the last few weeks... a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth! Seeing this amazing little creature makes all the effort we put into planting for pollinators feel worthwhile.

It gets its name from its resemblance to a hummingbird, hovering effortlessly from flower to flower as it feeds. Even more amazingly, it can remember which flowers it has visited and return to them later. Unlike most moths, the Hummingbird Hawk-Moth is active during the day.

These fascinating insects migrate from southern Europe and North Africa, and with our warming climate, they’re becoming an increasingly common sight here in the UK.

In this video, its wings appear to be flapping slowly, but in reality they’re beating an astonishing 85 times every second!

Have you ever spotted a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth in your garden?

01/08/2026

Tomorrow (Sunday) we’ll be trading at one of our favourite events of the year… Trout’n’About in Stockbridge!
Set along the beautiful High Street, it’s always such a lovely day out, with fantastic local stalls, live music, delicious food, and a wonderful atmosphere.

If you’re looking for something to do tomorrow, we’d love to see you there. Come along, say hello, and enjoy everything this charming event has to offer! Trout ‘n About

28/07/2026

That’s right! It’s The New Forest Show. For the next three days you can find us in the local produce area here at the show. It’s beautiful weather (not too hot) Come along and say hi. The New Forest Marque Hampshire Fare New Forest Show

27/07/2026

Can anyone guess what’s happening this week?

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Southampton
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