Shopping in London – The Hive honey shop
Ignore Knightsbridge. Eschew the West End and Oxford Street. If you want a real buzz when you’re out shopping, head for Clapham Junction – where you can find the .
It does have a real buzz – literally. There’s a five foot tall glass fronted hive actually inside the shop, so you can watch the bees going about their business.
There’s a range of different honeys – heath honey, orchard honey, English wildflower honey, all different colours from the palest gold to deep brown. You can buy honeycomb, beeswax, candles, mead and honey liqueurs. And if this really sets you off, the shop sells beekeeping equipment (but not bees).
Where: 93 Northcote Road, SW11 6PL (Clapham Junction station)
When: Mon-Sat 10-5, except Wednesday when it shuts at 2pm
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