Creating a buzz on Aldi catwalk

Plan Bee Ltd’s premium honey brand has sashayed into the final of Aldi’s Next Top Product awards. The Lanarkshire sustainability business has been asked to present their products Scottish Runny Heather Honey, Scottish Set Blossom Honey and Whisky Honey products to Aldi’s Scottish Buying team who will support the winner through the process of getting […]

Health & Safety boss embraces bees

Before we begin beehive installations with our clients we like to carry out health and safety checks. Health and Safety officers, particularly those working for large organisations are extremely cautious people by profession and often by nature. That’s why when we received this lovely blog from Kellogg’s safety advisor Heather Gaskell, we thought it would […]

Scots Bee Biz Gets Solar Giants Buzzing

Leading renewable energy investment company Low Carbon has launched an initiative to promote greater biodiversity in Cornwall, Dorset and Suffolk. Low Carbon has partnered with sustainability company Plan Bee to install and manage 25 bee hives across five of its solar farms. Honeybee populations have halved in the UK over the last two decades, according […]

Globus first to see stars

The snapping up of Plan Bee’s Origin Honey by exclusive Swiss department store Globus is the first large export of the prestigious brand since it lifted gold stars from the Guild of Fine Food. Origin Honey gained two stars for its Heather Honey and an individual star for its Blossom Honey at the organisation’s Great Taste Awards, […]

Plan Bee buzzing as new chairman takes the helm

Multi-award winning sustainability and eco-innovation business Plan Bee Ltd is buzzing as a new chairman flies in to their hive of activity. Mark McDavid, has more than 30 years experience in the consumer goods industry, having been Managing Director at Aunt Bessie’s Ltd, Hallmark Greeting Cards PLC, Marine Harvest Salmon and Northern Foods. He is […]

Scotland Food & Drink welcomes export

Scotland’s leading food industry body is welcoming Plan Bee’s Swiss export success. Plan Bee worked closely with Scotland Food & Drink to prepare their international offering, with the organisation providing invaluable advice and support. It is an important year for Scotland, with businesses across the country looking to gain a foothold in overseas markets during […]

Swiss swoop sweet success 

Exclusive Swiss department store Globus has swooped to snap up the first large overseas export of award-winning Origin Honey, Scotland’s leading sustainable honey brand. Origin is produced from Plan Bee Ltd’s ethically managed beehives which support dwindling honeybee populations in Europe. The multi-award winning company is a unique eco-innovator, producing the highest quality Scottish honey. Nirmala Alterher, […]

Seeing stars after Great Taste success

Leading sustainability business, Plan Bee Ltd has just scooped a total of FOUR stars in the Guild of Fine Foods, Great Taste Awards. The company’s Origin Honey brand lifted a prestigious two stars for its Heather Honey and an individual star for its Blossom Honey. The company’s Beehive Brae Elderflower and Rose Mead also bagged […]

Airports and Roads a Hive of Activity

Britain’s roads, rails and airways are set to be a hive of activity this weekend as airports and operators prepare for the busiest weekend of the year. An estimated two million travellers are expected to head abroad as the UK holiday season hits top gear.Heathrow alone is expecting half-a-million people to pass through its gates, […]

Hitting the ‘green’

  We’re starting to feel the buzz around The Open Championship, which is always one of our favourite times of year here at Plan Bee, and even more so when it is at the home of golf in 
St Andrews. But it also got me thinking. Are golf courses still maintaining their standing as lush, […]