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 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.
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.
It’s getting colder over the next week, with snow expect in places. So, to help our little friends we insulate all our hives to keep them nice and toasty. Naturally bees huddle together much like penguins keeping each other warm on an iceberg (see second pic). This cluster is constantly morphing and moving as the bees on the outside edge get cold and move into the middle for warmth. Bees can actually disengage their wings and then beat these wing muscles to keep warm… mental!!! By insulating the hives it obviously gives them a helping hand and means they don’t need to use as much energy to stay nice and snug. Stay warm folks! #winterbees #ourresponsibility #ourenvironment #sustainability #csr #bcorp #bcorpuk #workingwithnature #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming
It’s getting colder over the next week, with snow expect in places. So, to help our little friends we insulate all our hives to keep them nice and toasty. Naturally bees huddle together much like penguins keeping each other warm on an iceberg (see second pic). This cluster is constantly morphing and moving as the bees on the outside edge get cold and move into the middle for warmth. Bees can actually disengage their wings and then beat these wing muscles to keep warm… mental!!! By insulating the hives it obviously gives them a helping hand and means they don’t need to use as much energy to stay nice and snug. Stay warm folks! #winterbees #ourresponsibility #ourenvironment #sustainability #csr #bcorp #bcorpuk #workingwithnature #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming
Coming to see your own bees in action at an experience day sounds great, but what have our members said about them? 🤔
Well, this is what Valeria, Member Experience Coordinator at @Farm491rau, at the @royalaguni thought when sharing her experience with us.
Experience days give yourself and nine of your colleagues, friends or family the opportunity to learn all about these amazing creatures from someone who’s been working with them for over a decade (and will happily talk about them for hours if you let him!). 🙌
They’re also a brilliant way for you and your group to take a much-needed moment to relax and recharge! Find out more about how beekeeping supports your mental well-being today via the link in our bio!
Coming to see your own bees in action at an experience day sounds great, but what have our members said about them? 🤔
Well, this is what Valeria, Member Experience Coordinator at @Farm491rau, at the @royalaguni thought when sharing her experience with us.
Experience days give yourself and nine of your colleagues, friends or family the opportunity to learn all about these amazing creatures from someone who’s been working with them for over a decade (and will happily talk about them for hours if you let him!). 🙌
They’re also a brilliant way for you and your group to take a much-needed moment to relax and recharge! Find out more about how beekeeping supports your mental well-being today via the link in our bio!
Climate change is having a devastating impact on our planet’s habitats and biodiversity, but hope is not lost. ☺️
Rich, diverse ecosystems supported by rewilding projects and protected pollinator populations have been proven to offset greenhouse gas emissions while creating safe, secure habitats for threatened wildlife. 🙌
Find out how we’re helping businesses achieve their net-zero, sustainability and ESG goals in partnership with @mission.netzero via the link in our bio.
Climate change is having a devastating impact on our planet’s habitats and biodiversity, but hope is not lost. ☺️
Rich, diverse ecosystems supported by rewilding projects and protected pollinator populations have been proven to offset greenhouse gas emissions while creating safe, secure habitats for threatened wildlife. 🙌
Find out how we’re helping businesses achieve their net-zero, sustainability and ESG goals in partnership with @mission.netzero via the link in our bio.
Happy happy birthday to the young apprentice @tobyknight.16 love his enthusiasm spirit intrigue and company… A pure joy!!! I couldn’t be prouder. #prouddad #fatherson #nextgeneration #nature #lookaftertheplanet #youngbeekeeper
Happy happy birthday to the young apprentice @tobyknight.16 love his enthusiasm spirit intrigue and company… A pure joy!!! I couldn’t be prouder. #prouddad #fatherson #nextgeneration #nature #lookaftertheplanet #youngbeekeeper
Love this place and the colours @the_pig_hotels near bath. Busy day sorting the hives and preparing for the colder months ahead. We also treat all our hives for varroa mite during this time to ensure we keep our bees healthy a strong!!! #ourenvironment #sustainability #fieldtofork #rawhoney #honey #britishproduce #beekind
Love this place and the colours @the_pig_hotels near bath. Busy day sorting the hives and preparing for the colder months ahead. We also treat all our hives for varroa mite during this time to ensure we keep our bees healthy a strong!!! #ourenvironment #sustainability #fieldtofork #rawhoney #honey #britishproduce #beekind
We love hearing how much our clients are loving their experience owning bees with us! 🙌
@stay_worldwide came to us wanting to play their part in supporting our country’s biodiversity, specifically choosing an apiary away from the city to help boost bee populations in the countryside where they’re most needed. 🌸🐝
Could Knight’s Beekeeping be the perfect fit for your business’s sustainability goals? Find out more by clicking the link in our bio!
We love hearing how much our clients are loving their experience owning bees with us! 🙌
@stay_worldwide came to us wanting to play their part in supporting our country’s biodiversity, specifically choosing an apiary away from the city to help boost bee populations in the countryside where they’re most needed. 🌸🐝
Could Knight’s Beekeeping be the perfect fit for your business’s sustainability goals? Find out more by clicking the link in our bio!
How familiar are you with Plantober? 🌸🌱
The month-long initiative aims to encourage people of all ages to plant and grow native trees for to improve biodiversity and help meet the UK’s net-zero goals.
Rewilding – the process of allowing native flora to grow uninhibited and return land to nature – not only benefits our pollinators and biodiversity, but also has the power to offset carbon emissions and help guide our planet towards becoming net zero. 🙌
Want to make a real difference to your environment? Click the link in our bio to join our mission to pollinate the UK and regenerate its natural biodiversity today!
How familiar are you with Plantober? 🌸🌱
The month-long initiative aims to encourage people of all ages to plant and grow native trees for to improve biodiversity and help meet the UK’s net-zero goals.
Rewilding – the process of allowing native flora to grow uninhibited and return land to nature – not only benefits our pollinators and biodiversity, but also has the power to offset carbon emissions and help guide our planet towards becoming net zero. 🙌
Want to make a real difference to your environment? Click the link in our bio to join our mission to pollinate the UK and regenerate its natural biodiversity today!
Have you ever wondered how we get all that delicious honey from hive to jar? 🍯
Well here’s a little taste from one of our recent harvests! 🐝 🌼
Want to enjoy your own bees’ honey while making a real difference to the environment? Check out our plans to find the perfect option for you via the link in our bio!
Have you ever wondered how we get all that delicious honey from hive to jar? 🍯
Well here’s a little taste from one of our recent harvests! 🐝 🌼
Want to enjoy your own bees’ honey while making a real difference to the environment? Check out our plans to find the perfect option for you via the link in our bio!
Bees might be tiny, but their impact on food security is massive! Let’s take a look at how important pollinators are to make a significant portion of our favourite foods possible including strawberries, apples, grapes, or garlic.
Despite being crucial to our environment and crop yields, around a third of the UK’s honey bees have been lost in the last 50 years.
That’s why we’re on a mission to protect honey bee populations, so our bees can help pollinate all our plants and flowers which are necessary to support an abundance of living creatures, including humans.
Find out how you can help via the link in our bio and discover the perfect plan to achieve your business’s sustainability goals today. 🙌
Bees might be tiny, but their impact on food security is massive! Let’s take a look at how important pollinators are to make a significant portion of our favourite foods possible including strawberries, apples, grapes, or garlic.
Despite being crucial to our environment and crop yields, around a third of the UK’s honey bees have been lost in the last 50 years.
That’s why we’re on a mission to protect honey bee populations, so our bees can help pollinate all our plants and flowers which are necessary to support an abundance of living creatures, including humans.
Find out how you can help via the link in our bio and discover the perfect plan to achieve your business’s sustainability goals today. 🙌
Connecting with nature is generally considered good for well-being. Spending time in natural environments, whether it`s hiking, gardening, bee keeping, or simply enjoying the outdoors, has been associated with numerous physical and mental health benefits. Nature can reduce stress, improve mood, increase physical activity, and promote a sense of calm and well-being. It`s a simple yet effective way to enhance your overall quality of life… amazing! please please take some time out each day to get outside, helping ourselves and please try to check in with one another, we could all do with a helping hand or some one to talk to sometimes… #worldmentalhealthday #wellbeing #mindfulness #naturehealing #helpeachother
Connecting with nature is generally considered good for well-being. Spending time in natural environments, whether it`s hiking, gardening, bee keeping, or simply enjoying the outdoors, has been associated with numerous physical and mental health benefits. Nature can reduce stress, improve mood, increase physical activity, and promote a sense of calm and well-being. It`s a simple yet effective way to enhance your overall quality of life… amazing! please please take some time out each day to get outside, helping ourselves and please try to check in with one another, we could all do with a helping hand or some one to talk to sometimes… #worldmentalhealthday #wellbeing #mindfulness #naturehealing #helpeachother
I love what I do…. Especially on days like this! #gratitude #nature #workingoutside #harvest #wellbeing #minfulness
I love what I do…. Especially on days like this! #gratitude #nature #workingoutside #harvest #wellbeing #minfulness
Last month we covered the fascinating life of the queen bee, but what about (nearly) the rest? 🐝
The humble worker bee makes up the vast majority of the colony, and every one of them is female.
They do not breed, but will take on one of the many jobs in the hive for life, such as housekeeper, nurse, architect, ventilator, guard, forager and attendant to the queen!
Actually, there’s far too much to say about the worker bee than can be covered in one post, so if you want to learn more about these incredible creatures, head to our website in our bio to read our latest blog! 🙌
Last month we covered the fascinating life of the queen bee, but what about (nearly) the rest? 🐝
The humble worker bee makes up the vast majority of the colony, and every one of them is female.
They do not breed, but will take on one of the many jobs in the hive for life, such as housekeeper, nurse, architect, ventilator, guard, forager and attendant to the queen!
Actually, there’s far too much to say about the worker bee than can be covered in one post, so if you want to learn more about these incredible creatures, head to our website in our bio to read our latest blog! 🙌
