Harvesting the sweet nectar from its resident 350,000 Buckfast bees, a brand new Honey Afternoon Tea and Buzzy Bees Kid's Tea will be available from 4th September at the St. Ermin's Hotel. Every tea purchased throughout the month will come with a Certificate of Adoption, allowing guests to name their very own St. Ermin's bee and learn about the very specific role it plays within it's hive on the third floor Bee Terrace. In its continued efforts to support beekeeping, the hotel will be donating £1 from each sale of the Honey Afternoon Tea to the British Beekeeping Association to support their vital work and the St. Ermin's will once again be offering Urban Beekeeping Taster Workshops, lead by top beekeeper Camilla Goddard of Capital Bee.
Served in the pretty Tea Lounge or out on the sunny Caxton Terrace, the new Honey Afternoon Tea is available at £29pp or £35pp with unlimited prosecco and £15 per child for Buzzy Bees Tea. A delectable selection of savoury bites and indulgent sweet treats, the new seasonal menu not only showcases the hotel's own honey, but uses fresh produce grown on it's flourishing Roof Kitchen Garden – including salad leaves, vegetables, fruits and herbs:
- Sweet treats: 'mini beehive' – orange yoghurt mousse and honey sponge; chocolate espresso cup, honey cheesecake with lemon & sesame praline; burnt honey jelly with lavender panna cotta and a matcha sponge with yuzu & honey crème mousseline and blackberry jelly.
- Finger sandwiches: Honey & mustard chicken with coleslaw, goat's cheese roll with apricot chutney, almond flakes & bee pollen, smoked salmon with crème fraîche & cucumber and glazed pork loin with smoked cheddar, caramelised onion and watercress.
- Honey Cocktails: A selection of four special honey cocktails will also be available at the hotel's Caxton Bar priced at £12 each – served in special bee glasses.
