Go pesticide free - there's no Plan Bee
GIFTS THAT DO GOOD Give a meaningful gift that helps good causes including tree planting in reforestation projects around the world. Home sweet home candle Collaborating with the Crisis charity project that directly helps people experiencing homelessness and campaigns for the...
Concerned about pesticides in your food? You should be!
Concerned about pesticide residues in your food? The Dirty Dozen is based on PAN UK’s analysis of the UK government’s pesticide residue testing programme and reveals the produce most likely to contain cocktails of multiple pesticides (i.e. residues of more than...
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
Beloved by tourists—who contribute around 10 percent of Kenya's GDP—the elephants are loathed by most local farmers, who form the backbone of the nation's economy. Elephant conservation has been a roaring success: numbers in Tsavo rose from around 6,000 in the...
UK may approve bee-killing pesticide despite election promise to ban it.
UK ministers are considering allowing the use of a bee-killing pesticide next year despite promising during the election to ban it. Neonicotinoids are banned in the EU because they are toxic to bees but have been authorised for use every...
Commercial partners with Combat Stress
Very pleased to officially announce our commercial partnership with the charity Combat Stress. 30% of profit from sales of the Veterans’ candle are donated to Combat Stress, the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. Click on the logos below...
Bees appear to experience emotion-like states
Scientists at Newcastle University found that when they experienced a simulated predatory attack, they became more cautious and appeared to experience "emotion-like states".
Afghanistan veteran uses beekeeping to help others
A VETERAN who served in Afghanistan is using his passion for beekeeping to help other armed forces personnel suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and other mental health challenges. David Dodge, from Steart, has created the ‘Veterans’ Candle’ to spark conversations about...
We have teamed up with the veterans’ mental health charity Combat Stress. Combat Stress is the UK's leading veterans' mental health charity - "the work we do is life-changing and often life-saving”. The Veterans’ candle is a pure beeswax sculpture, encapsulating the service...
Toxic pesticides in pet treatments
Banned from UK & EU agriculture... And you want to use this on your pet? Toxic pesticides deemed to be too harmful for use on agricultural crops are leaching into the environment from pet medicines. These chemicals – used...