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.
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
It’s that time again… the honey harvest is pretty much here!!! It’s pure magic to see the frames full of golden honey, covered in the beautiful white capping which is a beekeepers delight… the supers are heavy, the work is hot but it’s so amazing to think all of this has come from the gardens, fields, trees and hedgerows that surround the hives. It’s during these foraging flights to literally millions of different flowers for nectar and pollen that the small miracle of pollination occurs!!! Tree branches begin to bend with fruit, hedgerows are laden with berries, without the bees and other pollinators none of these sweet treats would be here for us and other wildlife to enjoy. So the honey is quite literally the sweetener, the real brilliance is the pollination of all of these other plants that are so important to all of our wildlife and biodiversity 👏🏻🌍❤️🐝 #biodiversity #sustainability #pollination #beekind #hedgerow #foraging #fieldtoforkuk #ukcountryside
It’s that time again… the honey harvest is pretty much here!!! It’s pure magic to see the frames full of golden honey, covered in the beautiful white capping which is a beekeepers delight… the supers are heavy, the work is hot but it’s so amazing to think all of this has come from the gardens, fields, trees and hedgerows that surround the hives. It’s during these foraging flights to literally millions of different flowers for nectar and pollen that the small miracle of pollination occurs!!! Tree branches begin to bend with fruit, hedgerows are laden with berries, without the bees and other pollinators none of these sweet treats would be here for us and other wildlife to enjoy. So the honey is quite literally the sweetener, the real brilliance is the pollination of all of these other plants that are so important to all of our wildlife and biodiversity 👏🏻🌍❤️🐝 #biodiversity #sustainability #pollination #beekind #hedgerow #foraging #fieldtoforkuk #ukcountryside
Well the sun eventually arrived we went from 14* to 28*pretty much overnight. The bees are making up for lost time busying themselves hour after hour out foraging and pollinating the crops and hedgerows… so pleased to get almost a hundred people in suits this month, connecting people with nature and talking about the bees is such a joyful experience, I totally love these sessions!!! Makes me so happy that my clients care enough about their people to afford their employees the time off to attend these, bringing people together, creating moments, as well as giving back to nature and the world we live in. Can’t wait for the August, hopefully the honey supers fill up and the weather is kind 🙏🏻 take care x #employeeengagement #happy #connectingwithnature #bcorpuk #bcorp #sustainability #beekind #teambuilding #impactreport #environmentallyconscious
Well the sun eventually arrived we went from 14* to 28*pretty much overnight. The bees are making up for lost time busying themselves hour after hour out foraging and pollinating the crops and hedgerows… so pleased to get almost a hundred people in suits this month, connecting people with nature and talking about the bees is such a joyful experience, I totally love these sessions!!! Makes me so happy that my clients care enough about their people to afford their employees the time off to attend these, bringing people together, creating moments, as well as giving back to nature and the world we live in. Can’t wait for the August, hopefully the honey supers fill up and the weather is kind 🙏🏻 take care x #employeeengagement #happy #connectingwithnature #bcorpuk #bcorp #sustainability #beekind #teambuilding #impactreport #environmentallyconscious
This is a beekeepers dream… rows of honey covered in beautiful white wax capping!!! Sad to admit but when I see this my heart skips a beat. The capping tells us it’s done, it’s perfect!!! Left in the comb and sealed like this the honey will last forever, it’s so pure it can’t go off or spoil… blows my mind. To think all of this honey has come from the fields, trees and flowers in the hedgerows from a miles around. All pollinated by those hard working bees. The mice and birds will be delighted when all the wild berries ripen later in the year. #gratitude #biodiversity #nature #fieldtofork #beekind #ukcountryside
This is a beekeepers dream… rows of honey covered in beautiful white wax capping!!! Sad to admit but when I see this my heart skips a beat. The capping tells us it’s done, it’s perfect!!! Left in the comb and sealed like this the honey will last forever, it’s so pure it can’t go off or spoil… blows my mind. To think all of this honey has come from the fields, trees and flowers in the hedgerows from a miles around. All pollinated by those hard working bees. The mice and birds will be delighted when all the wild berries ripen later in the year. #gratitude #biodiversity #nature #fieldtofork #beekind #ukcountryside
Ever so slowly but surely they are bringing it in… this weather isn’t helping but they’re determined little creatures. Surely better weather is just round the corner… surely? #prayforsun #ourenvironment #beethechange
Ever so slowly but surely they are bringing it in… this weather isn’t helping but they’re determined little creatures. Surely better weather is just round the corner… surely? #prayforsun #ourenvironment #beethechange
I think we’re all in agreement that we’ve missed the sunshine and warmer weather… I know the bees certainly have!!! Towards the end of last week I had an email from the British Beekeeper Association sent out to all bee keepers across the UK with a warning of Starvation for our bees. The weather has been rubbish which has meant foraging flights have been shorter and they’ve used up much more food than normal to stay warm, in short they’re eating more than they’re bringing in? Within a week of warmer weather you can see a massive difference with the bees out taking advantage of these long summer days bringing in lots of food and replenishing stores… our philosophy of never over crowding apiaries and being mindful of food available has certainly helped our hives through this period and in some circumstances they’ve still managed to really prosper!!! So pray for sunshine not only for our own sanity but for the bees too. And #dontforgetthesunscreen #ourenvironment #sustainability #fieldtofork #biodiversity #pollination #beegood #beekind #nature
I think we’re all in agreement that we’ve missed the sunshine and warmer weather… I know the bees certainly have!!! Towards the end of last week I had an email from the British Beekeeper Association sent out to all bee keepers across the UK with a warning of Starvation for our bees. The weather has been rubbish which has meant foraging flights have been shorter and they’ve used up much more food than normal to stay warm, in short they’re eating more than they’re bringing in? Within a week of warmer weather you can see a massive difference with the bees out taking advantage of these long summer days bringing in lots of food and replenishing stores… our philosophy of never over crowding apiaries and being mindful of food available has certainly helped our hives through this period and in some circumstances they’ve still managed to really prosper!!! So pray for sunshine not only for our own sanity but for the bees too. And #dontforgetthesunscreen #ourenvironment #sustainability #fieldtofork #biodiversity #pollination #beegood #beekind #nature
