Naming/labelling your honey

[tidymeup]

Hi, I am a little confused as to what I can put on my label despite reading the required paperwork.

Basically I would like to put the name on the label as "Happy Valley Honey" as this is what the village of bollington is known as locally.

However I was concerned that if I take my bees to the OSR again next year that I couldn't use the name as the honey wasn't from within the "Happy Valley"

Hope that made sense.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

No problem at all.

 

[Moggs]

You can 'name' your honey pretty well what you want, as long as the name isn't misleading. From the BBKA Guidance note:

If there is any reference to a particular plant or blossom (this includes both pictures and words), the honey must have come wholly or mainly from that blossom or plant - i.e. the honey must be characterised by that blossom or plant. If reference is made to a geographical origin the honey must come wholly from that place.

You must also identify the country of origin (e.g. 'Produce of England').

 

[tidymeup]

Happy valley isn't officially a location just a name used locally and could be difficult to define where it started and finished.

So I guess it should be ok.