Game of Thrones, Beehive Brae Crowdfunder!

Here at Plan Bee we’re preparing for tonight’s (15th June) big season finale of Game of Thrones, a show we love not only for the fantasy drama, and lets face it the dragons; but also because of the impact its has had on mead sales around the world. That can only be of benefit to […]

News: Shrubs & Trees for Bees – Part One

It’s National Gardening Week here in the UK and we thought we’d highlight a number of shrubs and trees that could grow in your garden that are useful for providing pollen and/or nectar for bees and other pollinating insects. In Part One, we look at a shrubs, here defined as a perennial plant not growing […]

News: We Built a Solar Melter…

…and as part of our commitment to the environment, it’s 100% recycled from salvaged materials; all the wood was leftover from a conversion of an industrial unit nearby to Hive HQ, where we also retrieved the glass – which you can see is a double glazed window unit. Pictured here next to his handiwork is […]

Blog: The Bee’s Survival – A Social Responsibility for us all. Part Two

Propelled by a real passion for beekeeping, we are actively involved in safeguarding the bees and turning the spotlight on the great work they accomplish. We explore the four corners of the Earth, eager to discover new flavours, mindful of making significant gestures in the fight for the bees’ survival and relentlessly acquiring new ways […]

News – Kilsyth Academy Beehive Decorating Project Part Two:

Green Legacy project participants, Kilsyth Academy are taking on the responsibility of a hive, having participated in a series of talks and beekeeping lessons given by Plan Bee Ltd. All schools that take part in this eco-initiative receive a blank beehive that they are encouraged to create a design for and then paint – we […]

News: Spring is now Official – Our Bees are out!

The other day here at Hive HQ marked a momentous occasion in which a window was left open in the office for the first time in months – we’re attached to a warehouse so chilly that we would put the milk in the fridge to warm it up! We felt spring was coming and enjoyed […]

News: Braidhurst School Vote for Winning Hive Designs

As an accredited partner of the Green Legacy 2014 Commonwealth Games, we manage a project which aims to encourage children from primary and secondary schools in Scotland to engage with biodiversity and understand the importance of the bees in a creative and engaging manner. Schools participating in this project get an empty beehive to paint […]

The Food of Love – Part Two

Oysters by Jules Morgan We all have predilections for one type of food over the other, often saying that we ‘love’ chocolate or steak for example. These are foods that we consciously enjoy eating and thus doing so is pleasurable to us. But there is a deeper connection between pleasure and the primal need associated […]

Food of Love February: Romantic Scotland

In our food of love journey so far, we’ve dined on some dreamy dishes lit by the atmospheric glow of candles and looked at how honey and mead got their risqué reputation. But setting is also conducive to intimacy and we have our hives in some renowned locations for romance in Scotland – a country […]

Food of Love February: Intimate Candlelight?

We last wrote about candles and their association with the festive season here and of course, they are also synonymous with birthday celebrations. But candles also have a long association with romance – they can instantly transform an environment and create an intimate mood and atmosphere through their soft glow and warm, calming scent. Cosy […]