Based in the heart of East Lothian, our bees have been roaming the secluded arable farm and pollinating their extensive mix of crops to create another limited batch of honey! ...

We’ve partnered with our friends at Vault City for their infamous ‘Sour Sunday’.  Vault City Brewing produces Modern Sour Beer predominantly focussing on fruity flavours, in the heart of Scotland....

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...

There are many ways to use honey From it’s healing, medicinal properties to making your face glow, the golden goodness has got you covered (literally!)We’re going to walk you through...

We’re often asked questions about our heather honeycomb like how honeycomb is made, if honeycomb is edible and recommendations on how to eat honeycomb... In this blog we’ll explore all...

We've all been feeling it over the last few weeks - the runny nose, the itchy throat - pollen is back and hay fever season is here. If you’re anything...

Honey masks and beauty treatments are not new - they have been around for centuries and have been used in a variety of different ways around the world.   In...

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....

Pure honey, raw honey, runny honey, crystallised, heather, blossom, honeycomb, in a jar or straight from the hive - in every shape, size and consistency, we love our honey. Which...

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...

Did you know that honey is good for your skin? Often it’s passed off as an old wives tale, but there is some truth (and some science) in it... Now,...

Scotland is known for many things; Haggis, Robert Burns, Billy Connolly - but it has a reputation around the world that extends far beyond the Loch Ness monster and Auld...

Can honey go off? Archaeologists found honey in the tombs of Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs, claiming it was sealed in such a way that it wouldn’t go off, preserved over hundred...

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...

Raw honey - is it good for you? Well the answer is yes, but it isn’t the word raw that you should be focusing on, rather the process behind the...

Manuka honey is hugely popular, but what exactly is it, and why is it so popular? Our beekeeping apprentice, Katie Warwick tells all... What is Manuka honey?  Manuka honey originates...

  Scottish honey has a wonderfully unique taste, aroma and healing properties so it’s no surprise we are often asked, when can babies eat honey? The joy of seeing your...

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 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...

  Honey and Sugar are the most popular sweeteners for both food and drinks. The sugar market has a whole range of alternatives; aspartame and corn syrup, raw sugar, coconut...

Many people ask us if other insects make honey. Do wasps make honey? Do hornets make honey? And most commonly, do bumble bees make honey?

Can diabetics eat honey? As you may know from reading our blog on why bees make honey, honey is essentially sugar, and so it is understandably an important question to...

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...

Does honey help when you have a cough or coughing fits? Here at the Scottish Bee Company, we’ve known for years about the wonderful benefits honey has on your health, especially...

Is honey good for you? Or is honey bad for you? It entirely depends on the honey you are eating, and how much of it you are consuming... Firstly many...

How to use honey you ask? How not to use honey you mean! As we all know, honey is pure, natural and packed full of goodness and there are a million...

We all know they make it, but do bees eat honey? Reading time: 3 minutes Summary Honey bees mainly produce honey however they do consume small amounts of honey Bees...

They are both taken directly from the hive but pure honey is gently filtered whereas raw honey isn't, its honey in its purest form.

In its simplest form, pure honey is gently filtered with nothing at all being added to the honey.

Is honey vegan?  The Cambridge English Dictionary defines veganism as “the practice of not eating or using any animal products”. So what does that mean for the honey  made by...

We are often asked if our honey is raw. Here at the Scottish Bee company we are known for our environmentally friendly approach, from how we look  after our bees,...

How to pair cheese with honey - the heavenly match Our guest blogger today is Svetlana, who is known as The Cheese Lady. Based in Haddington, the cheeses she uses are inspired...

You may have seen in the news recently that Scottish Heather Honey has 10x the amount of essential nutrient Manganese than other honeys. A few people have asked why that...

We are unbelievably excited to share some ground-breaking research conducted by Dr Adrian Charlton of FERA. He has found that our Scottish Heather Honey contains 10x the amount of the...

How is honey made? The symbiotic relationship between bees and plants Honey is made because of the incredible symbiotic relationship between bees and plants. While honey production will often be...

One Sticky Mess What a sticky mess this is! I hope everyone reading this blog stays well over the next few months. With all this time indoors self-isolating some of...