Glen Heather Honey

16/08/2026

15/08/2026

Looking forward to getting back to our favourite fair.

Good news for all you honey fans, after spending the summer tending to the bees, Glen Heather Honey will be back with us on 5th September at Geilsland Estate with their award winning honey & honey comb from Scotland. Their honey is pure in its most natural raw form, unprocessed & straight from the hives. Real honey contains 22 Amino acid, 31 minerals, vitamins & enzymes, 30 bioactive plant compounds (polyphenols) which act as antioxidants, pollen from local flowers & propolis.

Come along and help us celebrate craft fair's 21st birthday and meet all our talented crafters on Saturday 5th September at Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 21st Birthday Event. 54 indoors stalls filled with art, craft, food, and drink, we're open from 11am to 4pm, FREE entry & FREE parking, accessible venue, on-site cafe, and it's all dog friendly too! Address - Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, KA15 1HE

14/07/2026

We're delighted to welcome Lazy Daisies to our events for the first time on 1st August at Geilsland Estate. Joanne creates beautiful flowers made entirely from pipe cleaners, bringing a fun and colourful twist to traditional floral arrangements. Each flower is individually handmade, creating a lasting alternative to fresh flowers and they make a great gift.

Come along and see all our talented crafters at Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 1st August. 54 indoors stalls filled with art, craft, food, and drink, we're open from 11am to 4pm, FREE entry & FREE parking, accessible venue, on-site cafe, and it's all dog friendly too! Address - Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, KA15 1HE

08/07/2026

🐝 Our bees are buzzing away beautifully, creating the honey that makes our delicious Ellis Scottish Honey Spiced Rum so special.

Sweet, smooth, and packed with flavour, it's delicious. 🥃🍯

If you haven't tried it yet, you're missing out!

05/07/2026

I don't normally name my queens (they might get numbers but not names).

I call this one Lola 🤣 can you guess why?

This is her 4th season, which is unheard of in my op, normally I "retire" them after 2 or 3, due to lack of honey production and vigor.

It's amazing she survived at all and functions. Built a huge colony this year too, great at laying around corners 😁.

I'm gonna let the bees sort her natural, maybe this'll be her last cameo, tune in audio 2027 to find out.

04/07/2026

Queen rearing from our best colonies goes on from May till mid July. We use lots of different techniques, from naturally in hive, to splits, grafting and, in this photo, cell harvesting from demarees.

That way, along with drone rearing, we promote our good genetics and limit the queens we need to buy. These will become next years star honey producers 🤞🍯🐝

01/06/2026

The award winning family run honey bee business Glen Heather Honey will be with us on 6th June selling honey & honey comb from Scotland. Chris will not be back with us until September due to all the beekeeping he needs to do over the summer, so make sure you stock up.

Come along and see all our talented crafters work at Scottish Arts & Crafts Fair - 6th June . We're open from 11am to 4 pm, free entry & parking, accessible venue, on-site cafe, surrounding countryside walks, and it's all dog friendly too! Address - Geilsland Estate, The Gatehouse, Wardrop Street, Beith, KA15 1HE

26/05/2026

It's almost June and the bees are going bonkers 🤪🍯🐝. Looking like the biggest spring harvest I've seen, sycamore nectar literally flying into the hives.
Last opportunity on Saturday 6th of June to catch our stall until September 😲 too much bee work during the summer.
So come along and taste our honey and sample 53 other crafters for the June Scottish Arts and Crafts Fair at Geilsland Estate

26/05/2026

The things you hear and see whilst beekeeping...