Mature & Silver · 2 parts
The Sheepdog Trials
Pauline enters her dog Fly in the Pennine sheepdog trials. Harold, the judge, scores her forty-one: the dog is excellent, he says, and the handler is nervous.
The Hill Farm Honey
Mature & Silver · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
A retired nurse takes a job on a Yorkshire hill farm's honey stall and meets the farmer who talks to his bees. A gentle, funny two-part mature romance of heather, honey and a long-running joke.
Start readingAbout this story
“The Hill Farm Honey” is a Mature & Silver story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 4 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: The Hives. Dorothy takes a summer job at a Yorkshire honey stall. Ray, the farmer, introduces her to each of his sixty hives by name, and apologises that two of them are rude.
- Part 2: Heather Harvest. At season's end the honey is spun and the moor is purple. On the farmhouse porch, with the last jar and the evening bees, Dorothy and Ray make their own sweetness.
All parts
Related stories
Mature & Silver · 2 parts
The Allotment Gardens
Pauline inherits an allotment plot after her sister's death, and Desmond on plot thirteen has opinions about her leeks and no intention of keeping them to himself.
Mature & Silver · 2 parts
The Allotment
Maureen takes over a neglected allotment in Leeds. Frank, the retired joiner next door, has strong opinions about her cabbages and a flask of tea that never runs out.
Mature & Silver · 2 parts
The Alpine Pharmacist
Elsbeth takes over the pharmacy in a tiny Swiss mountain village. Rudolf, a retired cheesemaker, comes in every Tuesday for a remedy and never seems to need it.