Welcome to Mêl Mynach, a local beekeeping enterprise in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains. ‘Mêl’ is the Welsh word for honey and ‘Mynach’ is the name of the local river here in Devil’s Bridge, the village that is home to Mêl Mynach.

Steeped in legends and history, Devil’s Bridge and the surrounding area is a beautiful, natural environment that contributes to a delicious, rich, wildflower honey that is pure and untreated. The bees love working hard gathering nectar and pollen from the wild flowers in the hedgerows and fields around their hives.

Devil’s Bridge is a rural village in Ceredigion, Mid Wales approximately 12 miles from the university town of Aberystwyth. The village is famous for its waterfalls, the Vale of Rheidol steam train and of course, its bridge. The bridge is actually three bridges built on top of each other. The first is medieval, the second was built in the 1700’s and the third was added in 1901.

The Welsh name for Devil’s Bridge is Pontarfynach which means ‘bridge over the river Mynach’. Mynach is the Welsh word for ‘monk’ and no doubt the course of the river was followed by monks as they travelled between monasteries and their outlying farmland. The most famous monastery being Strata Florida in the nearby village of Pontrhydfendigaid.

This history has shaped the design behind the logo and branding with reference made to the famous arch at Strata Florida and of course, the name reflecting the river the flows through the village. The wildflowers on the labels are typical of the flowers that the bees forage on to make the exquisite, natural honey.