Weaver Wood Cheshire

06/05/2026

So this is one of the reasons why we control Grey Squirrels at our woods. It’s not something we chose to do lightly, after all the whole reason for us doing what we’re doing is to save and restore the wood to health and ensure it is as biodiverse as we can.

Many people think Grey Squirrels are cute and fluffy, but they are a very destructive non native specie, that not only carries a disease that kills our native reds, but hugely impacts small woodland bird populations and tree health.

It is imperative that we take all necessary steps to control grey squirrel numbers, and ideally eradicate them, to allow our native red squirrels to recover and take up residence in our woods once more.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjwpd9d399wo?fbclid=IwZnRzaARnzztleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeA4rz8Vq4PsQAoybQtpzInzIU7T34BtHNZFSrOPOXHmkeYfFaT8xL-QmFMlo_aem_ethGc0o3CQihb2mS9wkKqw

A petition set up by campaign group Save Our Reds, has attracted more than 75,000 signatures.

25/02/2026

GOLD!!!!!!!

That’s what our bees make for us, lovely golden honey and now also beautiful golden beeswax!!

Our wax is triple filtered to remove unwanted particles and comes in 2 grades.

Premium wax comes from the cappings removed from the frames when we harvest. It is ideal for candles and balms.

1st Grade is darker in colour, and comes from the wax we scrape off the brood area during inspections. This is ideal for making polishes etc.

Premium Wax is £2 per block, with 1st grade being £1.50

Don’t forget our beautiful honey, £5 for 8oz and £7.50 for 12oz.

As always you get free delivery within a 10 mile radius if you spend £15 or more.

18/02/2026

A good friend described today’s weather as “Baltic”

Another friends dad (who sadly is no longer here) gave the following description about Largs in Scotland , which also pretty much sums up today’s weather: “they describe it as bracing but what they really mean is it flipping freezing” (He was from Glasgow so feel free to use your best Scottish accent and the correct colourful word instead of “flipping”. 😂

So despite it being bracing, or baltic, you can always have a taste of summer by buying our fabulous local Cheshire Honey.

£5 for 8oz, £7.50 for 12oz, if you spend £15 or more I’ll even deliver it for free within a 10 mile radius of Winsford.

Feel free to message me if you would like to try our fabulously tasty honey!

11/02/2026

Same as our friends at Kingsmead Honey we only sell honey straight from the hive. Nothing added or taken away, just passed through a course filter to remove bits of beeswax.

We’ve had some amazing feedback about the wonderful flavour our bees have created this year, lovely golden honey, with a really nice floral note.

If you’d like to try our honey, please ping us a message, or you can also buy it from Jade’s Deli Counter on Winsford Market and Jillys - Breakfast And Lunch Helsby

Fingers crossed the rain stops soon, spring is just around the corner!!

Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.

09/02/2026

Word must be spreading about just how good our Cheshire Honey is!!

We are pleased to announce that you can now buy our honey from Jillys - Breakfast And Lunch Helsby

They also make amazing sandwiches & food!!

07/02/2026

Busy Morning so far!

Fresh batch of honey jarred and labelled this morning, now out making deliveries.

If you would like to try our fabulous honey you can buy it direct from us, and you can now buy it from Jade’s Deli on Winsford Market.

We deliver free within 10 miles of Winsford if you spend more than £15.

£5 for 8oz (227g)
£7.50 for 12oz (340g)

Feel free to message me if you would like some.

14/01/2026

We’re incredibly proud of the honey our hard working bees produce.

However, what really gets our goat is when a local commercial honey producer (let’s call him Voldemort) bad mouths our (and other local producers) honey under the guise of a so called breach of Food Standards Regulations

So Mr Voldemort claims that we can’t sell our honey as we’re not registered with Local Food Standards. And furthermore threatens to report local retailers who sell our (and other producers) honey to Food Standards for breaching regulations. He also posts this mis-information on social media too.

Small scale honey producers are exempt from the requirement to register by Annex I of assimilated Regulation (EC) No. 852/2004, in that we sell primary products, in small quantities produced in the hive direct to the final consumer or through local retailers.

We comply fully with the requirements of The Honey Regulations regarding processing, description, and labelling of our honey and implement good hygiene practices throughout.

If anyone would like to ask about the standards we adhere to in the production of our honey, please feel free to drop us a message. If you are a local retailer, and would like to stock our honey, or are a customer who would like to try our honey, please feel free to get in touch.

Thanks.x

08/12/2025

After rather difficult year helping family with ill health, we’ve finally been able to get this years honey crop available to sell.

Currently have 12oz jars available for £7.50 per jar, free delivery if you buy 2 or more jars and live within 10 miles of Winsford, or within our apiary areas of Kingsley, Crowton, Norley, and Whitegate. Will deliver further afield for larger orders.

Will be delivering over the coming weekend so please message me with any orders.

30/08/2025

IMPORTANT!

Sadly a Yellow Legged Asian Hornet (YLH) nest has been discovered in Runcorn.

Please be vigilant for these non native invaders which can decimate bee numbers, with a single YLH being able to kill over 50 bees or other foraging insects in a single day.

Information about the YLH, how to identify them and how to report them can be found via the link below:

https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/citizen-science/asian-hornet

Please download the app to your phone, so that if you suspect something is a YLH, you take a photo and report it via the app.

If we allow these invaders to become established on the UK, the impact to our bees will be catastrophic.

27/08/2025

A very interesting article. Something I’ve been aware of for a while. I know the quality of our honey, I know exactly how my bees are cared for and what treatments are applied. I also know that during honey season, no other feed is given to my bees, so I know it is 100% natural honey. I leave them plenty of honey for winter, and only feed those colonies that were swarms that year, and may need a little extra to see them through the winter.

The difference between a good quality local honey and the stuff on the supermarket shelves is huge.

https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/the-scandal-of-fake-foreign-honey?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMbsZtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHg2U-3lBh91Qq-i3WMwv5MYqPORhgYT4Jvo8AcYFNF_G11A3ciI0P1EDmkRA_aem_u2EP_x1CCisoJzVdH14DRw

An investigation reveals a global honey fraud that begins in China and ends with allegations of adulterated jars on UK supermarkets shelves