About Us
How did My Dad's Honey start?
It all began about 35 years ago when a swarm of bees arrived at my house in Somerset West. An experienced Beekeeper, Bart van Drunen, assisted in providing a hive and re-hiving the swarm. As a result, the honey bug bit and my love for bees was established.
We now have about 1700 active hives scattered around the Overberg, Stellenbosch, Somerset West and Franschhoek areas of the Western Cape.
The name “My Dad’s Honey” was birthed out of my children saying to their friends… “You should taste my dad’s honey!”
~ Graham Hill
What is special about our Honey?
My Dad’s Honey is pure, raw, untreated, and unheated honey. Our hives are ethically farmed and are mostly placed in fynbos reserves and gum plantations.
The hives are harvested and brought directly to our “Bee Room” to ensure that the honey is in its purest form. The honey is then removed from the frames by natural draining and put into tanks where it is strained to remove bees, twigs, leaves etc. The honey is put into a centrifugal tank which warms it up to hive temperature so that it can be bottled and labelled.
The honey is distributed from our home in Somerset West.
We supply small companies and private individuals as well as Spars, fruit-and-nut outlets, health shops, and coffee shops.
What other services do we provide?
Pollination is a key aspect of our business and we provide pollination services to many of the same farmers initiated 35 years ago. These include apple, pear, apricot and plum farmers in the Grabouw, Villiersdorp, Caledon and Franschhoek areas. We also provide a pollination service to Haygrove Haven, a large raspberry and blueberry producer for the local and European markets.
Every year, Graham gives “Bee Talks” to local Pre-primary schoolchildren and the Grade 3 classes at one of our local schools.
He is also a recognised bee and wasp remover. Graham does not charge for this service and uses it to “give back” to the community we live in.
Compliances
Graham Hill is a member of SABEO which is the South African Bee Keeping Association.
We understand that we share our environment with other animals who also need to eat. We ensure that honey badgers are not harmed in the making of our honey.
Our “bee-room” abides by strict safety and quality regulations.
We are registered with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.