Derbyshire's store cupboard producers reflect the county's diverse landscape. Brock and Moreton press cold rapeseed oil from crops grown on their own Peak District farm. Littleover Apiaries, which started as a small honey farm in the 1990s, has grown into one of Europe's significant honey producers while keeping all their honey raw and never heat-treated. Smaller beekeepers like Ogston Bee Farm rear queens from native British stock on the edge of Ogston Reservoir, producing honey that captures the character of the local heather moorland. Ibbotsons in Ashford in the Water have been making home-made pickles and selling fine foods from their village store for years.
Supermarket honey travels an average of 2,200 miles, blended from sources across multiple continents. Your local Derbyshire beekeeper is likely under 10 miles away. Enter your postcode to find store cupboard producers near you.
