Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man

Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man Producer of artisanal raw honey. Beds/Cambs border. 🐝
Member: BBKA, Beds BKA, Cambs BKA, Honey Guild UK. Food Hygiene Rating 5
Happy bees, delicious honey.
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My interest in Beekeeping started back in the autumn of 2016 when I got speaking to a local beekeeper manning a honey stall at Potton's farmers market. In February 2017 I began a six week beekeeping course with the Bedfordshire Beekeepers Association. I then spent the rest of the spring, summer and early autumn going along to the associations training apiary and learning the art of beekeeping. It

wasn’t until May 2018 when I finally got my first nuc of honey bees myself. By this time I felt I had a little knowledge but realised that there was still a lot learn. My journey from now on involved reading bee books, a lot of trial and error and phone calls to some really helpful people in the association. Once I had my bees, within the first month sadly I lost my queen bee. This was devastating as the bees needed a queen to survive. After calling for help and advise from members of the association I manage to raise a new queen, helping my hive to eventually flourish and survive through the winter of 2018/2019. The new season is now upon us and I hope my bees will produce some beelicious local honey and multiply successfully to give me a second hive to nurture. May 2020
I am now well into the 2020 beekeeping season. This is my second year of beekeeping. Following the winter period I started the season with a couple of strong beehives in my apiary between Potton and Gamlingay and a small nuc of bees that a captured as a swarm the previous August from a back garden in Potton. With the aim to expand my beekeeping I managed to secure a second apiary site just outside of Everton, Bedfordshire. I now have four colonies, two close to Potton and two in the Everton apiary. Incidentally the two Everton colonies were made up from the swarm I captured from Potton the year before so the bees are very local. This year so far has been very successful for honey production. To date I have harvested approximately 50lbs of honey. I but this success down to the fields of Oil Seed Rape crops between Potton and Gamlingay. I am now hoping that the rest of the year will continue to be as fruitful so i can continue to provide local honey to the local area.

20/06/2026

Un🐝lievable changes for honey, jams, and fruit juices.

Starting today, improved labelling standards kick in across Europe to improve your breakfast table:

🍯 No more vague ‘blend of EU and non-EU countries’ labels. Brands must now list every single country of origin in decreasing order of ingredient weight.

🧃 Operators will be allowed to use the label ‘fruit juices contain only naturally occurring sugars’ or carry a ‘reduced sugar’ claim if those natural sugars are cut by at least 30%.

🍓 The minimum fruit content in jams increases to 450g/kg for standard and 500g/kg for extra jams, compared to 350g/kg previously.

It’s a major win for transparency, because Europeans deserve to know what’s really on their table.

🐝 Today we will be selling our honey here at the Great staughton’s food and craft market. 🍯. Alongside our honey, some o...
20/06/2026

🐝 Today we will be selling our honey here at the Great staughton’s food and craft market. 🍯.

Alongside our honey, some our honey bees 🐝will be on display for you all to see hard at work.

We look forward to catching up again with all our regulars and new customers.

See you there. 😉

🌟 It’s Market Day! 🌟

Join us this morning at Great Staughton Village Hall from 10am till 12.30PM for a wonderful artisan food and craft market packed with fantastic local producers and makers.

Start your visit with a delicious bacon roll, then stock up on some amazing treats for lunch and beyond, including:

🧀 Artisan cheeses
🥧 Pork pies & sausage rolls
🧀 Cheese straws
🍰 Cheesecakes, cakes & cinnamon buns
🍯 Local honey
🍗 Fresh chicken
🍎 Apple juice
🫒 Drizzle oils

Browse an incredible selection of stalls, discover unique crafts, and homeware, beauty and children’s books.

Whether you’re shopping for lunch, treating yourself, or simply looking for a lovely morning out, there’s something for everyone.

Come along, support local businesses, and enjoy a fantastic market atmosphere. We can’t wait to see you there! ✨

See you soon! 😊

20/06/2026
🌞 Summer is finally here, and with it, the beautiful hum of our local honeybees! 🐝 I managed to snap this photo of them ...
17/06/2026

🌞 Summer is finally here, and with it, the beautiful hum of our local honeybees! 🐝

I managed to snap this photo of them hard at work, visiting the delicate white blossoms on the bramble bushes in Pegnut wood near Potton.

​It's amazing to think that right now, they're starting to collect the first nectar for this year's batch of delicious, local Summer honey. 🍯

Every flower they visit is a little promise of summer's sweetness to come.

Let's take a moment to appreciate these incredible little pollinators!

A little holiday message from Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man to you. 💌🐝​We wanted to share this card to say a huge th...
23/12/2025

A little holiday message from Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man to you. 💌🐝

​We wanted to share this card to say a huge thank you for your support in 2025. As we mention here, your choice to buy local really does help keep our environment thriving.

​Wishing you a wonderful festive break!
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By buying local honey 🍯you can make a real difference to you local environment.
22/12/2025

By buying local honey 🍯you can make a real difference to you local environment.

🎄 LAST CHANCE for the sweetest stocking filler from Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man 🎄It’s not too late to grab the perf...
20/12/2025

🎄 LAST CHANCE for the sweetest stocking filler from Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man 🎄

It’s not too late to grab the perfect little gift!

We have a final few of our festive Honey Gift Sets left, and they are ready for pickup.
​For just £5, you get a beautifully wrapped bundle containing:

🍯 1x Small Jar of Spring 2025 Soft Set Honey

🍯 1x Small Jar of Summer 2025 Runny Honey

✨ A traditional wooden honey dipper

​These are wrapped, festive, and ready to go under the tree.

​📍 Doorstep collection available in Potton.

Simply DM us to arrange a quick doorstep collection from us here in Potton.

20/12/2025

We are ready and waiting! ✨

​Come grab your final Christmas goodies, including our extra special Christmas Honey Gift Sets for only £5! 🎁

​Perfect for stocking fillers, each set includes:

🍯 Two small jars of our very own honey (Spring Soft Set & Summer Runny)

🥄 A traditional honey dipper

🎄 All wrapped up with a festive Christmas feel!

​📍 We are at the Great Staughton Food and Craft Market

⏰ 11:30 am to 2:30 pm

​See you soon!

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19/12/2025

Gale's Bees - The Potton Bee man is excited to bee 🐝 at this last Great Staughton Food and Craft Market for 2025. This market will also be our last for 2025.

We look forward to seeing all our regulars and new customers at the market again tomorrow.

As it is our last market before Christmas it will be the last chance for you to purchase on person our special Christmas Honey Gift Set, an excellent stocking filler or the "something different" gift for a special person.

For just £5 you get a small jar of this year's Spring soft set honey and a jar of our 2025 Summer runny honey, packaged up in Christmas wrapping along with a traditional honey dipper. 🍯

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow and we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas 🎄 and prosperous New Year. 🎉

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