We are a family who lives in Highgate in North London. We started keeping bees in 2013 when we moved to the area and realised that it would be possible to have a hive on the roof of our home. Since then the number of colonies has grown and we now also have apiaries in Hampstead, Finchley, Dartmouth Park, Epping Forest and Hendon.
We are particularly fascinated by the variation in tastes and colours of honey produced by the same hives throughout the season. We extract our honey in small batches every few weeks over the summer to try and capture these differences. We jar and label the honey from each hive separately so we can really appreciate each type. We watch to see which flowers we see bees visiting in our local area, so we get an idea about which nectars may be in the honey.
We’d love you to try some of the different flavours of our North London honey that our bees produce – please check out our shop to see what’s available now.
Helen Rogers
Helen Rogers is a Structural Engineer, specialising in cantilever stone stairs. She co-owns Highgate Honey, and looks after the bees. She runs the training apiary for North London Beekeepers and runs regular honey tasting workshops.
After experiencing the incredible range of honey that her hives produced, she began her Honey Sensory Analysis training in Bologna in 2019. She is a Member of the prestigious Italian National Register of Experts in the Sensory Analysis of Honey. She is a judge for Great Taste Awards and The London International Honey Awards.
Helen is the author of 80 Flowers for Bees, and serves as a director for Beecraft Magazine.