we exist to give everyone the opportunity to keep their very own honey bees at one of our apiaries (places beehives are kept!) across the UK.
Our team will tend to their everyday needs, leaving you to enjoy your very own honey, visit on Experience Days and take pride in helping us
restore biodiversity across the country.
As pollinators, bees enable our plants and flowers to reproduce and grow. This means they’re absolutely vital to our ecosystem, and without these clever little creatures we wouldn’t have the beautiful, natural environment we enjoy around us.
In the last 50 years, however, the UK has lost almost half of its natural biodiversity, with bee populations one of the species most severely affected. Habitat loss, disease and the use of toxic pesticides has seen a third of the UK’s honey bees lost in that time, with 24% of Europe’s bee species facing extinction. We believe it’s our duty to do everything we can to care for and protect these crucial bee populations for the good of our environment for generations to come.
Our mission is to protect and restore honey bee populations, creating an interconnected network of flourishing apiaries across the country to pollinate the whole of the UK.
When you buy a beehive with us, you become part of a nationwide community working together to regenerate our country’s biodiversity.
We’re more than just a carbon offsetting programme designed to tick off businesses’ corporate social responsibility targets. We’re about creating real change and making a tangible difference to our environment that you can see, hear and feel all around you. But don’t just take our word for it, read this article on Helping Mission: Net Zero Achieve Carbon Neutrality In Hospitality for more information.
Our apiaries are a haven for pollinators, set within acres of diverse countryside so your bees are able to fly freely and do what they do best.
A single honey bee can pollinate up to 1,500 flowers in a single day. Multiply this by the 60,000 bees that make up a typical active hive in the UK. Now consider that your hive is just one of many in that apiary alone, with many more spread across the country, and you’ll start to see the kind of impact you’ll be making.
Martin Knight started keeping bees after reading that local honey could help his daughter’s bad hay fever. More than a decade later, what started with a single hive in his garden became a full-time occupation, and in 2021 Knight’s Beekeeping was born.
Winters coming or should I say it’s finally arrived. We always kea e plenty of food on our hives to ensure the bees have plenty to see them through days like this and the winter months ahead. Whilst the bees aren’t out as much, the list of jobs is still long, making sure all our hives are treated against disease is a must and insulated against the cold is a nice treat. we’ll also look to strap some of the more exposed hives down in the next few weeks… #beekind #winterscoming #wintershere #sustainability #livingwithnature #fieldtofork
Winters coming or should I say it’s finally arrived. We always kea e plenty of food on our hives to ensure the bees have plenty to see them through days like this and the winter months ahead. Whilst the bees aren’t out as much, the list of jobs is still long, making sure all our hives are treated against disease is a must and insulated against the cold is a nice treat. we’ll also look to strap some of the more exposed hives down in the next few weeks… #beekind #winterscoming #wintershere #sustainability #livingwithnature #fieldtofork
This is very real and we should all know about it!!! I regularly hear on my experience days ‘I’m not a massive fan of honey…’ then my clients taste their real honey and ‘WOW! That tastes unreal… I can literally taste every flower’ and that my friends is the real life taste test. We’re all being mugged off folks. What you’re buying in the supermarkets simply isn’t honey. Please read the articles in full but the main takeaway:
The honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British retailers failed pioneering authenticity tests.
The UK branch of the Honey Authenticity Network sent 30 samples last month from Britain for a novel commercial test based on the DNA profiles of genuine honey. Five were from UK beekeepers and 25 from big retailers, including supermarkets.
The tests found that 24 out of the 25 jars of honey from retailers were considered suspicious. All five samples from UK beekeepers were considered to be genuine. The message is simple, buy local, buy independent… cheap honey simply isn’t real pure honey like you think it is. Do your own taste test!!! #realhoney #britishbees #fieldtofork #tastetest #realdeal #sustainability #ourenvironment
This is very real and we should all know about it!!! I regularly hear on my experience days ‘I’m not a massive fan of honey…’ then my clients taste their real honey and ‘WOW! That tastes unreal… I can literally taste every flower’ and that my friends is the real life taste test. We’re all being mugged off folks. What you’re buying in the supermarkets simply isn’t honey. Please read the articles in full but the main takeaway:
The honey industry faces new demands to overhaul its supply chain after more than 90% of sampled products bought from large British retailers failed pioneering authenticity tests.
The UK branch of the Honey Authenticity Network sent 30 samples last month from Britain for a novel commercial test based on the DNA profiles of genuine honey. Five were from UK beekeepers and 25 from big retailers, including supermarkets.
The tests found that 24 out of the 25 jars of honey from retailers were considered suspicious. All five samples from UK beekeepers were considered to be genuine. The message is simple, buy local, buy independent… cheap honey simply isn’t real pure honey like you think it is. Do your own taste test!!! #realhoney #britishbees #fieldtofork #tastetest #realdeal #sustainability #ourenvironment
We’ve been through low, Been through sunshine, been through snow…
All the colors of the weather, We’ve been through high, Every corner of the sky…
They’ve worked mighty hard through what’s been a very mixed summer weather wise 🙏🏻 once we spin it it’s simply run through a sieve. All the goodness left in. #hardwork #gratitude #thankyou
We’ve been through low, Been through sunshine, been through snow…
All the colors of the weather, We’ve been through high, Every corner of the sky…
They’ve worked mighty hard through what’s been a very mixed summer weather wise 🙏🏻 once we spin it it’s simply run through a sieve. All the goodness left in. #hardwork #gratitude #thankyou
Almost all the jars of this year’s honey are packed and ready for dispatch. The feedback so far has been overwhelmingly great!!! Thank you. 🙏🏻 if you are one of the few remaining that are patiently waiting for your honey, hang in there it’s really worth the wait. Just a reminder nothing is added or taken away to this honey (except bits of floating wax and debris) the honey is as the bees have made it. The flavour is pure and from the natural environment they live in and to have made this they’ve pollinated literally millions of plants… all raw honey will crystallise at some point, to avoid this try and keep it in a warm ish environment, if it does crystallise its ok, it hasn’t gone bad at all so don’t worry. if you’d prefer it to be runny pop it on a radiator overnight, or in a Bain-Marie for a few minutes, it’ll be runny and good to drizzle on your porridge in no time! Enjoy it folks. PS. Please do email or DM me with any images of your honey being used… #honey #beekind #sustainability #ourenvironment #gratitude #naturalremedies #superfood #fieldtofork #bcorp #bcorpuk
Almost all the jars of this year’s honey are packed and ready for dispatch. The feedback so far has been overwhelmingly great!!! Thank you. 🙏🏻 if you are one of the few remaining that are patiently waiting for your honey, hang in there it’s really worth the wait. Just a reminder nothing is added or taken away to this honey (except bits of floating wax and debris) the honey is as the bees have made it. The flavour is pure and from the natural environment they live in and to have made this they’ve pollinated literally millions of plants… all raw honey will crystallise at some point, to avoid this try and keep it in a warm ish environment, if it does crystallise its ok, it hasn’t gone bad at all so don’t worry. if you’d prefer it to be runny pop it on a radiator overnight, or in a Bain-Marie for a few minutes, it’ll be runny and good to drizzle on your porridge in no time! Enjoy it folks. PS. Please do email or DM me with any images of your honey being used… #honey #beekind #sustainability #ourenvironment #gratitude #naturalremedies #superfood #fieldtofork #bcorp #bcorpuk
You only get what you give… never a truer word said. All the hard work, effort, dedication and love and this is what the reward. Wow! I feel lucky and blessed to do what I do and who I do it for. #workingwithnature #wellbeing #mindfulness #gratitude #lovemyjob #emplyeeengagement #bcorp #sustainability #beekind #ourenvironment #takecareofyourself
You only get what you give… never a truer word said. All the hard work, effort, dedication and love and this is what the reward. Wow! I feel lucky and blessed to do what I do and who I do it for. #workingwithnature #wellbeing #mindfulness #gratitude #lovemyjob #emplyeeengagement #bcorp #sustainability #beekind #ourenvironment #takecareofyourself
A few of you have been asking about the honey extraction process… I do it the way it’s been done for hundreds of years. I simply remove the beautiful wax capping and place the heavy super frames into my spinner. I then spin it as fast as I can, without breaking them into a million pieces (note to self)… this flings the honey out of the frames against the side of the spinner. The honey then drips down to the bottom where it is collected. When it’s full, I simply open the tap and the golden honey pours out, it is then passed through a double sieve which collects all the little bits of wax and any debris. And that my friends is that. nothing added, nothing taken away, raw pure golden honey. Simple, if not a little time consuming , but like this whole process, good things come to those who wait!!! #goodthingscometothosewhowait #honey #liquidgold #rawhoney #livingsustainably #beekind #sogoodforyou #thankyou #gratitude
A few of you have been asking about the honey extraction process… I do it the way it’s been done for hundreds of years. I simply remove the beautiful wax capping and place the heavy super frames into my spinner. I then spin it as fast as I can, without breaking them into a million pieces (note to self)… this flings the honey out of the frames against the side of the spinner. The honey then drips down to the bottom where it is collected. When it’s full, I simply open the tap and the golden honey pours out, it is then passed through a double sieve which collects all the little bits of wax and any debris. And that my friends is that. nothing added, nothing taken away, raw pure golden honey. Simple, if not a little time consuming , but like this whole process, good things come to those who wait!!! #goodthingscometothosewhowait #honey #liquidgold #rawhoney #livingsustainably #beekind #sogoodforyou #thankyou #gratitude
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows… today is #worldmentalhealthday please check in with those people around you, today and everyday!!! Life’s hard and can feel like it’s getting harder at times. Take a minute to stop and look around, take in the moment, see the good no matter how big or small. we all need to feel the love and support from the people in our lives, be the one to start the being kind domino effect! Take care ❤️ #beekind #love #dominoeffect #loveeachother
Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows… today is #worldmentalhealthday please check in with those people around you, today and everyday!!! Life’s hard and can feel like it’s getting harder at times. Take a minute to stop and look around, take in the moment, see the good no matter how big or small. we all need to feel the love and support from the people in our lives, be the one to start the being kind domino effect! Take care ❤️ #beekind #love #dominoeffect #loveeachother
September…. What a month! It seems like the summer ended and autumn began from one day to the next? Harvest time is such an incredible, momentous occasion… I’m always totally amazed by the results !!! #oneteamonedream #gratitude #sustainability #sustainableliving #teambuilding #september #employeeengagement #beekind #honey
September…. What a month! It seems like the summer ended and autumn began from one day to the next? Harvest time is such an incredible, momentous occasion… I’m always totally amazed by the results !!! #oneteamonedream #gratitude #sustainability #sustainableliving #teambuilding #september #employeeengagement #beekind #honey
The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will come.And then one day, almost out of nowhere, it does…. Such wise words that I constantly remind myself. Nature finds a way, even when the odds and weather are stacked against it! Pretty much gathered in all the honey supers now, which feels like a momentous occasion. All the hard work throughout the spring and summer has brought us here, to this moment. It feels celebratory and remarkable that all the surplus honey we’ve harvested has come from our trees, hedgerows, gardens and fields and distilled down into this magical golden liquid. We were taught at school to be thankful for the harvest each year, I now truly truly understand this and feel incredibly grateful for this beautiful bounty and to be part of this wonderful occasion. I for one can’t wait to taste this years honey, it looks delicious! #harvest2024 #honeyharvest #sustainability #ourenvironment #bcorporation #nature #employeeengagement #teambuilding #fieldtofork #beekind #pollination
The farmer has patience and trusts the process. He just has the faith and deep understanding that through his daily efforts, the harvest will come.And then one day, almost out of nowhere, it does…. Such wise words that I constantly remind myself. Nature finds a way, even when the odds and weather are stacked against it! Pretty much gathered in all the honey supers now, which feels like a momentous occasion. All the hard work throughout the spring and summer has brought us here, to this moment. It feels celebratory and remarkable that all the surplus honey we’ve harvested has come from our trees, hedgerows, gardens and fields and distilled down into this magical golden liquid. We were taught at school to be thankful for the harvest each year, I now truly truly understand this and feel incredibly grateful for this beautiful bounty and to be part of this wonderful occasion. I for one can’t wait to taste this years honey, it looks delicious! #harvest2024 #honeyharvest #sustainability #ourenvironment #bcorporation #nature #employeeengagement #teambuilding #fieldtofork #beekind #pollination
August I miss you already… #onlylastweek #funinthesun #sustainability #beekind #vizsla #teambuilding
August I miss you already… #onlylastweek #funinthesun #sustainability #beekind #vizsla #teambuilding
It’s coming… #honeyharvest #harvesttime #gratitude #fieldtofork #ourenvironment #sustainableliving #cantwaittotaste #liquidgold #honey
It’s coming… #honeyharvest #harvesttime #gratitude #fieldtofork #ourenvironment #sustainableliving #cantwaittotaste #liquidgold #honey
The commute to work for this lovely lot was somewhat different today, climb in and hold on!!! Whilst we all know that the bees are vital to our very existence, play a major role in the world’s food production and a vital cog in our biodiversity… what these lucky few from @hartnelltaylorcook learnt today was the pure joy of being outside, immersed in nature with colleagues and friends and how incredibly good this is for us and our wellbeing. When I began this business a few years ago I hadn’t really legislated for how powerful these sessions would be and how the act of putting on some silly white suits, lighting a smoker and cracking open a few hives brings people together and creates happiness. Brilliant! Today’s gang were great fun, they all have!!! Here’s to many many more… #employeeengagement #employeeexperience #teambuilding #sustainability #nature #teamwork #happyatwork #values #purpose
The commute to work for this lovely lot was somewhat different today, climb in and hold on!!! Whilst we all know that the bees are vital to our very existence, play a major role in the world’s food production and a vital cog in our biodiversity… what these lucky few from @hartnelltaylorcook learnt today was the pure joy of being outside, immersed in nature with colleagues and friends and how incredibly good this is for us and our wellbeing. When I began this business a few years ago I hadn’t really legislated for how powerful these sessions would be and how the act of putting on some silly white suits, lighting a smoker and cracking open a few hives brings people together and creates happiness. Brilliant! Today’s gang were great fun, they all have!!! Here’s to many many more… #employeeengagement #employeeexperience #teambuilding #sustainability #nature #teamwork #happyatwork #values #purpose
