Crabapple Hive

Legacy Hive at no.143.

Crabapple hive is one of our longest-standing colonies. This hive was one of the two remaining hives from when Ernest managed the apiary. After Ernest retired from beekeeping the colony was mostly left to its own devices, no honey was taken from the hive from about 2008 up until 2017. In 2017 Liz and Rob made efforts to restore the apiary and began work to replace all the comb and equipment in the hive. Extensive work was done to the WBC style cover on the hive, the roof was completely re-felted and whole elements refabricated with new wood. With a little attention and a fresh coat of paint, the hive is looking fantastic.

• August 2019

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Middle Bed Hive

The second legacy hive at no.143.

Situated in the center of the garden, this hive is a family favourite for watching what the bees are getting up to. The hive is another legacy hive from Ernest's time running an apiary. Extensive work was required when this hive was returned to a managed state in 2017, including repairs to the roof and a new mesh floor.

• August 2019

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Larch Tree Hive

Currently waiting for a swarm.

This is a new hive stand is made with leftover legacy equipment and situated underneath a European larch tree. Restoration of this stand is part of the apiary expansion we are working towards at no.143. We hope to move a colony of bees into this hive in spring 2020.

• Date: January 2017
• Client: Finish
• Category: Identity

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Honey Stalls

no.143 is in business!

We were honoured to be invited to run a honey stall at Flitton village's open gardens. It was a lovely event with some fantastic gardens on show, delicious cream teas were being served in the church hall. On sale at our honey stall: 1lb and 12oz jars of no.143 honey. As well as several sizes of our re-usable waxed food wraps. It was great to have a lot of interest in the stall and we look forward to running similar stalls at events in the future.

• July 2019
• Flitton Open Gardens

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Extraction Season

It's the time of year when we are busy extracting honey.

Honey is a seasonal food product, extraction usually takes place during the summer months. Time has to be given for the bees to ripen the collected nectar into delicious honey. This year our bees have collected nectar from the surrounding fields and gardens. We have an apple tree orchard and a stand of linden trees that have both proved popular with our honeybees.

• Summer 2019

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Rebranding Project

New logo, new labels.

We have worked to cohesively rebrand all of our products under the no.143 name and new no143 logo. We have updated our honey jars to look more modern and appealing. This website is part of this rebranding effort too!

• Date: August 2019

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