EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 45 MIN
The truth about honey and how to help bees, with Rachel de Thample
from BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast · host Immediate Media
Rachel de Thample reveals how cheap honey is really made, and the impact that has on its nutritional value. Plus find out how London ended up with 'too many' bees! She also shares delicious ways to use honey and how best to help bees in your garden, whether you want to keep your own bees or support other bees, and the different bee-keeping methods they use at Hugh Fearnley's Whittingstall's River Cottage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Rachel de Thample reveals how cheap honey is really made, and the impact that has on its nutritional value. Plus find out how London ended up with 'too many' bees! She also shares delicious ways to use honey and how best to help bees in your garden, whether you want to keep your own bees or support other bees, and the different bee-keeping methods they use at Hugh Fearnley's Whittingstall's River Cottage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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