Former MD of Tennents Caledonian Appointed Chairman

Plan Bee Ltd are proud to announce that Mr Michael Lees (pictured) will be taking over as the company chairman, replacing Mr Jim Hall of Kelvin Capital who is standing down. Mr Lees has an illustrious background in brewery management, rising from operational roles with Bass Brewers to become Managing Director of Tennent Caledonian Breweries […]

Black and Yellow Friday!

Last Black Friday was more like a Black & Blue Friday with some poor bargain hunters still having the bruises to prove it! But there will be no such hectic and crazy scenes here at the Plan Bee Ltd Hive-Q when we offer our version – Black and Yellow Friday on December the 12th. There […]

The Market: An Experience for Customers & Vital for Local Producers

Our recent participation for the St Andrews Day festival at London’s Borough Market was a great experience on a number of levels. Not only did we engage with many people from different parts of the world who were interested in our products and the environmental importance of bees, we saw the same involvement between customers […]

Cold Nights, Cosy Candles

A slow burning, flickering candle filling the house with scent provides an atmospheric comfort on a cold winters night. But candles don’t just make a relaxing Christmas gift, they are linked with the festive season and religious celebration in a number of ways. For eight days in December, one candle is lit each day and […]

St Ambrose, patron saint of beekeepers

The Advent of the feast of St. Ambrose occurs today. St. Ambrose is of particular significance to Plan Bee as he is the patron saint of bees, beekeepers and even candle makers! In his iconography, he is often depicted with bees or a beehive – symbols that also indicate wisdom. He would lend his name […]

Introducing our new Online Shop…

If you haven’t already had a peek, our new online shop has opened, where you will find our award winning Scottish honey, fantastic fudge and our range of pure beeswax candles. And as it’s coming up to Christmas, the elves at Plan Bee have been hand-packing these natural and sustainable products into an attractive selection […]

Country Living Fair and Borough Market

It’s been a fantastic week for Plan Bee to get out there and meet and greet customers and to also just get talking to people who are interested in bees and our work, at two recent events; the Country Living Fair which took place at Glasgow’s SECC from last Thursday the 20th November to Sunday […]

Highland Titles and Bee Keeping Boys and Girls

We previously told you about our partnership with land management and conservation company – Highland Titles, when we published this article back in August. They have a unique approach to land and nature conservation in the Scottish Highlands by offering areas of land to members of the public who are passionate about preserving the beautiful […]

Can you hear the buzz from the Great British Entrepreneur Awards?

Plan Bee has made it through to the final short-list in the Eco Entrepreneur of the Year and Rural Entrepreneur of the Year Categories in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. The Great British Entrepreneur Awards, taking place on 19 November at Old Billingsgate in Central London, have become the recognised standard of excellence amongst entrepreneurs. […]

And the North Lanarkshire School’s Legacy Project is a go!

This morning we went to Kilsyth Academy to introduce the school project and talk about sustainability and the essential role of insect pollinators. The pupils, will decorate an empty bee hive it according to different themes (Bannockburn 100, World War One, Scottish book or author, and one of the Commonwealth countries) will also write and […]