Our honey bees (Apis Mellifera) are mixtures of Carniolan Queens & “Sussex Mongrels” adapted to our local environment. Each hive contains 10,000 bees during the winter rising up to 60-80,000 in mid summer.

Bees are under intense pressures at the moment from a wide range of problems including imported diseases, chemical sprays, pollution and a lack of natural habitat. At Stubcroft we are trying new techniques to reduce disease & provide a better, more natural habitat to help the bees thrive.

We make our own hives from recycled & scrap timber wherever possible. We currently have 15 hives & are building up to a target of 30 hives by the end of this season.

Honey is harvested in mid – late summer and is on sale to campers & guests.