A few years ago, the UN's Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) declared a yearly celebration of ‘World Bee Day’ to raise awareness and subsequently spur action to help our declining pollinator...

The UK Government has granted permission for sugar beet farmers in England the use of pollinator harming pesticide, neonicotinoid thiamethoxam, for the second year.

It was always going to be slightly different to previous years given that it was my first season as a fully qualified bee farmer...

Nearly a decade on from the Horsemeat Scandal, it seems we’re still a long way from understanding where our food comes from. You may have seen in the news recently...

In light of the recent COP26, we felt it was only right to stand by our core values this Black Friday. We put the pollinators and the planet at the...

COP26 Glasgow kick starts this week... For the next 2 weeks, more than 190 world leaders and thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens will come together in Glasgow to...

As a beekeeper, a really common question I get asked is “but where do you get the honeybees from in the first place?” It’s an important question because sadly honeybees don’t...

Katie, our resident beekeeper, was the UK's first beekeeping apprentice. After two years she's now graduated to become our resident bee keeper. We caught up with her to find out from...

Here at the Scottish Bee Company, a beeswax scented candle and a natural wax candle have always been a staple in our range. From our original lavender and tea tree oil...

Where honeybees live Over time the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) became domesticated in Europe for honey production and crop pollination, and this domestication of the species became possible with...

Are honeybees protected? If a species in the UK is protected then that means that by law this species cannot be harmed. Such species include bats, badgers, otters and wild birds....

Where do honeybees store their honey? Honeybees store their honey in the small hexagonal cells that make up comb. Comb is made of beeswax which the bees secrete from glands...

Why are beeswax candles better? As you might guess from the name, beeswax is produced by bees and more specifically, honeybees! Bees produce wax from wax glands in their abdomen....

How do bees make honey? There are a few different stages involved in the honey making process and it all begins with the symbiotic relationship between honeybees and plants. Plant species...

Can candles help you sleep? We often find many candles claiming to be sleep-inducing, or ‘relaxing’, ‘calming’ or our personal favourite, ‘soothing’. These words are more descriptive, rather than factual,...

Where can I buy beeswax candles? Known for their air purifying properties, it's no wonder these candles are all the rage. But where can you get them, and do you...

What is raw honey, I hear you ask. It is a term that has been thrown about for years and has become increasingly popular, especially since the world began moving...

What are beeswax candles? Beeswax candles are candles made from a wax that is produced by honeybees. They come in many different forms – rolled, hand-dipped, moulded and are a completely...

What are traditional Scottish foods? In the past Scotland has had a reputation for food which is based on local produce and which is relatively cheap and sustaining. Porridge perhaps...

Where does beeswax come from? Beeswax comes from honeybees and it is fascinating to think they actually produce the material they need to build their nests. Comb, which is the foundation...

Are beeswax candles vegetarian or vegan? Let's start with the Oxford dictionary definition of vegetarianism and veganism... Vegetarianism “a person who does not eat meat or does not believe in eating...

Beeswax candles are made using the wax that honeybees produce. There are a few variations on the beeswax candle, and I’ll discuss how a couple of them are made in...

We are often asked if bees are endangered or going extinct in the UK. With the increasing climate crisis meaning loss of natural habitat across the board for all wild...

One of the most asked questions on the topic of bees and honey... Why do bees make honey? Surely they don't make it purely for us? Well the answer is...

Many people ask us 'what do bees eat?' Honey bees need two foods to survive and both of these are provided by plants. The amazing relationship between bees and flowers...

Are honey bees going extinct? Honey bees are not going extinct but, like many pollinators, they are under stress. Where honey bees have almost ceased to exist are as wild...

Bringing back the bees one jar at a time In good news, The Scottish Bee Company has just launched its crowdfunding campaign on Crowdfunder. We have lots of great gift ideas...

The Scottish Bee Company is a new Scottish honey brand with a passion for our little friends, the faithful honey bee. On a mission to encourage the numbers of Scottish...