In his Stroud farmers' market column for this week's SNJ (Oct 17), Gerb Gerbrands talks about the honey on offer at the market.

Horton Brothers Honey is back at the market with this year’s supply of local honeys.

This year the bees have been working in Cranham, Stancombe and Minchinhampton where they have produced very different honeys from each location.

The bees took their holiday on Cannock Chase AONB where they worked the heather to produce beautiful heather honey.

None of the honey available on the stall at the market has been pasteurised.

Giles believes in keeping the goodness of the honey as it is, ensuring that the customers get all the natural goodness that nature intended.

Most of the honeys are specific to one area; the only mixed blend is that of the Cappings honey which is very flavourful – perfect for topping off your porridge.

Cappings honey is extracted from the wax caps of the frames, which are removed to allow the centrifugal extraction of the honey.

The caps are gently warmed to allow the honey and wax to separate. The cappings honey is more dehydrated and will contain more pollen than a standard honey contributing to its fuller flavour. As always the taster spoons are ready on the Horton’s stall for you to go along and experience all the different honeys and choose the one that you like best. They will also have Giles’ woodcraft, hand rolled beeswax candles, beeswax tea lights, moulded beeswax candles and traditional handmade beeswax polish which can be used to protect your wooden furniture and make the room smell great!