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Run by Margaret and Jonathan Collinson in Farmington, Maine, parents of Davyd. Margaret, part Irish, is an author, bread baker, herbalist, musician, and grandmother. Jonathan, from South Devonshire, Uk, is a talented gardener, and with his green thumb has grown an entire orchard in their backyard. It is from this orchard and his garden where he harvests all the fruit for his famous jams and jellies.

PRODUCTS

WHERE TO BUY:

Find Beehive Bakery every Saturday from 9 AM - 2 PM at the United Farmers Market at 18 Spring Street in Belfast.

Questions? Email beehivebakery127@gmail.com.

Seasonal Jams and Jellies - $6/jar
Jams and Jellies are all made in small handcrafted batches by Jonathan Collinson, according to seasonal availability of local fruits.
  • American Plum Jam: These were the first fruit trees I planted in my orchard twenty years ago. They produce small orange plums that are the real American Plum.
  • Autumn Berry Jam: Sometimes known as Autumn Olive in New England, but in the fall they have bright red berries which weight for weight contain 18 times the antioxidant, Lycopene, than tomatoes.
  • Black Currant Jam: From current bushes grown organically in my garden.
  • Black Raspberry Jelly: Grown organically in my garden berry patch.
  • Blackberry Jam: From an Aroostock variety of Blackberries grown organically in my garden berry patch.
  • Concord Grape Jelly: We have both the old and the improved Concord varieties growing on our barn and grape arbor.
  • Crab Apple Jelly: Red or orange from Siberian or Caucasian Crab Apples grown locally.
  • Damson Jam: a British Isles favorite, made with our own Damson plums into a delightful lushly deep tasting jam. 
  • Elderflower Jelly: The elderflower grow locally, we harvest the flowers, but leave some behind to mature into berries.
  • Elderberry Jelly: Grows locally, we harvest the berries in late summer that are the matured flowers left being in the earlier part of the summer.
  • Gooseberry Jam: A traditional European fruit. If you look carefully, you can find the wild American variety growing in Maine.
  • Nebbiolo Grape Jelly: Made from the Italian wine grape variety grown organically in my garden.
  • Peach Jam: Fruit from the organic peach trees I grow myself in our backyard. Who says you can’t grow healthy, productive fruit trees in Maine?
  • Plum Jam: The 2014 batch of plum Jam is made from a Japanese variety of plums.
  • Quince Jelly: the first marmalade of Europe: "marmelo" from the Portuguese. We found these pear shaped fruits growing naturally in hedgerows back country Maine. They have a sour-sweet flavor and very delicious for breakfast. 
  • Raspberry Jam: made from organic red raspberries that we grow.
  • Red Currant Jam: We also make a jelly, but this has the fruit in it, which adds a unique tart flavor.
  • Rhubarb Ginger Jam: My addition to the jam Encyclopedia. This has quickly become a customer favorite.
  • Rose Hip Jelly: A traditional European recipe. Rose Hips are high Vitamin C.
  • Sweet Cherry Jam: a lovely flavor from our orchard, wonderfully satisfying on toast with tea. 
  • White Grape Jelly: Made from white grapes grown locally. The flavor is mild and sweet.
  • Wild Grape Jelly: This dark purple jelly is made from a local variety of grapes called Fox Grapes.
Polly's Homemade Vanilla - $8/bottle

Made from Swedish vodka and Madagascar vanilla beans, it is brewed for 6-8 months for a full-bodied flavor. When compared to store-bought vanilla flavoring, it takes the prize!
British Isle Bakery Specialty - $2/each
  • Crumpet Muffins - three times as thick as an American English muffin. Buttery, decadent, and delicious!
Everything Bagels - $1.50/each

Freshly baked thick "everything" bagels. Delicious with cream cheese or simply buttered.
Book - Blown Apart (Polar Bear & Company 2015) by M.E. Brinton - 
$14.95 plus tax
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As a news reporter for many years Margaret heard many stories and she has written this fictional novel based on a true life experience told to her by a former selectman of a village in western Maine. Follow the story of Nazis living in their village prior to WWII.
Book - Conversations With A Gnome (Balboa Press 2015) by M.E. Brinton - 
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Margaret grew up with her Irish grandmother telling stories of the "little people." She never lost this sense of imagination and applied it to when she worked years for a corporation when she needed inspiration and imagined getting advice for a wise gnome on how to get through each day. This story includes many experiences of nature.
New! Wildflower Raw Honey, 8 oz from our own beehives, $8.00