Dower House Honey, produce and process photography
Dower House Honey
Dower House asked me in to capture the harvest at their Berkshire apiary. As a raw honey lover myself, this one was an easy yes. Hive to jar, all of it by hand, and yes… I ended up in a bee suit.
There have been hives in the grounds of the family home since the early 1900s, so this lot have been at it for well over a century.
They control the whole process from hive to jar. Artisan methods, unpasteurised, unblended, straight from the beekeeper.
They even build their own hives. Cedar, handmade in the workshop out the back and the craftsmanship shows.
To capture the collecting process, it meant getting in amongst the bees…
Hence the bee suit. A first for me, and not quite what I’d envisioned for this shoot.
Thanks to Alex at Dower House Honey for letting me in on the process, it was a truly memorable experience. A great team and of course, delicious honey.
