One beekeeper, one peninsula, and several distinct honeys across a single year. The bees work different ground in different seasons, and every jar tastes of it.
Four jarred honeys, plus honeycomb in season. Each one is what the bees brought back from a specific part of the Cooley Peninsula.
Dark, bold and aromatic
From the bell heather on the Cooley mountain slopes. The boldest jar in the range: dark amber, intensely aromatic and complex, with an almost port-like depth. Best enjoyed cold or at room temperature, on a cheese board or stirred through cream, where its character really comes through.
Pale, firm-set, distinctly Irish
Ivy flowers late in the season, when most other sources have finished. It sets firm and pale, with a mild, clean, slightly nutty flavour. One of the most distinctly Irish honeys you can buy.
Golden, runny, everyday
The everyday Cooley jar. Golden and runny, a clean all-rounder for drizzling, baking and cooking. The honey to reach for when you want it to pour.
Smooth, creamy, spreadable
The same raw honey, guided to a smooth, creamy consistency. Spreadable straight from the jar and never too sweet. An easy everyday choice.
We also sell honeycomb in season - sections, cut comb, chunk honey - the purest form there is.
Ivy honey is firm, pale and distinctly Irish. What it tastes like, why it crystallises so fast, and how to use it.
26 May 2026
What Peninsula Honey's Clear honey is - the golden, runny, everyday jar. Its taste, how it differs from set honey, and how to use it.
16 May 2026
Where Irish bell heather honey comes from, what makes it rare, and how to buy real Cooley Peninsula heather honey.
16 May 2026
A simple guide to eating honeycomb - on toast, with cheese, straight from the frame - and what to do with the wax.
16 May 2026
The difference between single-flower and mixed-flower honey, and why single-origin honey tastes of a specific place.
16 May 2026
Soft set honey is the same raw honey, guided to a creamy set. How it is made and when to choose it over runny Clear honey.
16 May 2026
Heather honey explained - the dark, bold, aromatic taste, and why Cooley mountain bell heather honey is special.
16 May 2026
Sections, cut comb and chunk honey explained - what each one is, how to eat it, and why it is the purest honey there is.
16 May 2026
Not sure where to start? A simple guide to choosing your first jar of Peninsula Honey by taste and use.
16 May 2026
What wildflower honey is, how it changes season to season, and how Irish meadow honey gets its flavour.
16 May 2026
Browse the current harvest and pick your first jar.