Braidhurst High Hold Christmas Truce Memorial Match

Motherwell’s Braidhurst High School, a participant in our Green Legacy Project, marked the centenary year of WW1 on a number of occasions throughout last year. In addition to choosing the theme of the centenary for the design of their hives, the school held a moving Remembrance Day service and organised a recreation of one of […]

Propolis – A Possible Cure For Baldness?

Propolis has long been used to treat various human conditions but researchers in Japan have recently discovered a previously unknown benefit of this natural remedy – they found that it can stimulate hair regrowth. Propolis is a resinous compound derived from tree and plant sources and used by honeybees as a sealant to repair and […]

Why Micro Businesses Matter

Today is #MicroBizMattersDay an initiative aimed at highlighting the hugely important role that micro and small businesses play in the UK economy. Micro Businesses and small and medium size enterprises (SME’s) make up the vast majority of all businesses in the UK today – the latest House of Commons Library research paper, of the 5.2 million businesses […]

Customer Recipe Ideas are Positively Encouraged…

We previously talked about valuable feedback that local producers get from their customers. Sometimes, customers tell us how they used one of our products in a way that we hadn’t thought of or that we’d tried ourselves. Such as this one from Mazika Li, who ordered some of our blossom honey, bespoke branded by us […]

Saudi Arabia Held 10 Day Honey Festival

Honey and honey derived products are so popular in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that the inaugural Jazan Honey Festival held recently in the city, will be running for ten days. Some 50 beekeepers brought 25,000 kilos of honey products and rare honeys for display and also gave demonstrations on bee keeping and how honey […]

Honey Cocktails

Bartenders everywhere are increasingly using a more natural option to sweeten their cocktails – honey. Honey takes the edge off some spirits and has a depth of flavour that sugar syrups can’t match and is now being used to create new cocktails and twists on the classics. Honey cocktails have proved so popular with drinkers […]

Eat, Drink and Bee Merry, Still room for more… Part Two

Still room for more… We previously treated our guests at the Christmas table by adding some honey to seasonal staples such as turkey and ham. After a well-deserved break, those lucky enough to have enjoyed the mains are in for some more treats – honey inspired Christmas cake and biscuits. Christmas Cake with a Difference Christmas […]

Our year in review

We’re looking back at what has been an incredible and defining year for Plan Bee Ltd. From January’s appearance at the Scottish Supplier Show which took us to September’s Ryder Cup, to starting our ground-breaking investment campaign in April then working tirelessly until we made history with it in July. We have compiled a video […]

Eat, Drink and Bee Merry – Part One

It’s the season for spending time with loved ones, giving and goodwill to all men, but Christmas is also a time when we seem to indulge in rich and decadent food and drink just that little bit more than usual – to eat, drink and be merry. There are a few seasonal menu staples that […]

Cosy Bee Colonies Keep Out the Cold

We have previously mentioned that our bees are not working over Christmas to produce their lovely honey – but what are they actually doing without it and how do they survive the drop in temperature?…by getting rather cosy… Honeybees form a complete colony by collecting themselves into a deep cluster and keep warm by vibrating […]