Family apiary in the Südheide with around 200 bee colonies – honey varieties ranging from heather honey to acacia honey
Imkerei Ahrens
Faßberg (Müden/Örtze), GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Imkerei Ahrens
Imkerei Ahrens is a family business that has existed for over 100 years in Faßberg-Müden (Örtze) in the heart of the Südheide region on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath. Run by master beekeeper Klaus Ahrens, the business manages around 200 bee colonies, which are migrated to different forage sources across Germany depending on the season. Forest honey, blossom honey and lime honey are produced in the regional area; long-distance migrations also yield fir honey, buckwheat honey and sweet chestnut honey, among others. Specialities include cornflower honey, heather honey, heather press honey and Scheibenhonig (sliced comb honey). Filling takes place in the company's own facility with a modern filling machine, gently processed and finely creamed. Sales are conducted via a farm shop, an online shop with shipping (usually 4–5 days delivery time) as well as weekly markets in Langenhagen and Hanover. Several honeys have been awarded prizes at the Eurobee Honey Award in Friedrichshafen.
- Site
- Faßberg
- Processes
- Beekeeping / honey production (migrating to different forage sources, honey extraction), Honey filling (filling machine, gentle finely creamed processing), Heather press honey production (press honey), Online shop with honey shipping, Weekly market sales (Langenhagen, Hanover), Farm shop, Honey filling with own filling machine, Long-distance migration of bee colonies across Germany
- Materials
- Heather honey / heather press honey, Sunflower honey, Acacia honey, Rapeseed honey, Lime honey, Blossom honey, Forest honey, Fir honey
- Certificates
- Eurobee Honey Award Gold – heather honey, Eurobee Honey Award Gold – sunflower honey, Eurobee Honey Award Gold – heather press honey (2025), Eurobee Honey Award Bronze – acacia honey, Eurobee Honey Award – Gold (Heidehonig, Sonnenblumenhonig, Heidepresshonig 2025), Eurobee Honey Award – Bronze (Acacia honey)
- Industries
- Beekeeping/honey production, Direct food marketing
- 01
Migration of the bee colonies to the forage sources
- 02
Honey harvest/extracting
- 03
Press honey production
- 04
Gentle, finely creamed processing
- 05
Filling with the filling machine
- 06
Shipping via online shop or farm shop/weekly market sales
Honey varieties and forage sources
Heather honey / heather press honey
Characteristic speciality from the Südheide, harvested during the 6–8 weeks of the heather blossom; heather press honey 2025 awarded gold at the Eurobee Honey Award.
Sunflower honey
Enzyme-rich honey with a high GOX value, awarded gold at the Eurobee Honey Award.
Acacia honey
Mild early-season honey, awarded bronze at the Eurobee Honey Award.
Rapeseed honey
One of the first honeys of the season from regional rapeseed forage.
Lime honey
Regionally produced honey with a sweet flavour profile.
Blossom honey
Regionally produced mixed-forage honey.
Forest honey
Regionally produced honey from forest forage.
Fir honey
Harvested during long-distance migrations across Germany, bitter flavour profile.
Buckwheat honey
Harvested during long-distance migrations across Germany.
Sweet chestnut honey
Harvested during long-distance migrations across Germany.
Cornflower honey
Considered a special honey speciality of the apiary.
Scheibenhonig (sliced comb honey)
Traditional honey speciality of heath beekeeping.
Location
Faßberg (Müden/Örtze)
DEApiary, farm shop and online shipping
- Materials
- Heather honey, sunflower honey, rapeseed honey, lime honey, blossom honey, acacia honey and other honey varieties
- Honey filling machine
- Honey extractor
- Press system for heather press honey
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beekeeping / honey production (migrating to different forage sources, honey extraction)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Honey filling (filling machine, gentle finely creamed processing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heather press honey production (press honey)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honey filling machine | – | 1 | – | – | Imkerei Ahrens, Faßberg |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and awards
The honeys have been awarded multiple prizes at the Eurobee Honey Award in Friedrichshafen, including gold for heather honey, sunflower honey and heather press honey as well as bronze for acacia honey. The customer ratings on Trustami stand at 4.87 out of 5 points from 544 reviews.
| Evidence | Faßberg (Müden/Örtze) |
|---|---|
| Eurobee Honey Award – Gold (Heidehonig, Sonnenblumenhonig, Heidepresshonig 2025) | |
| Eurobee Honey Award – Bronze (Acacia honey) |
History
- 1910
Sources document approximately 20 full-time and part-time beekeeping operations in the Hermannsburg/Müden (Örtze) region, which is regarded as the cradle of professional beekeeping; Imkerei Ahrens has existed as a family business for over 100 years.
- 2025
Gold medal for heather press honey at the Eurobee Honey Award in Friedrichshafen; previously also gold for heather honey and sunflower honey as well as bronze for acacia honey.