Sustainability report:

Beeble's mission:

Beeble is British Bee Business which aims to support and spread awareness about the importance of bees, whilst creating delicious honey-infused liqueurs using left-over honey from our very own Wiltshire hives. Our Honey Whisky was initially created as a way to use up leftover honey, stuck to the frames in our hives. We soaked them in whisky, and this is how our first honey liqueur was born. Since then, we haven’t looked back and still produce all our spirits using honey from our Wiltshire hives. This means we can ensure that all our honey is ethically and sustainably produced unlike many commercial honey companies, where sadly annual culling of hives to save money is a common practice. Using the Idler Beekeeping technique, we only take honey from our hives a few times a year, when their supply is in surplus. For the rest of the year, we ensure that the bees are well-insulated over the winter months and we grow an abundance of wonderful bee-friendly flowers over the Spring and Summer to further nurture them. We have also run beekeeping courses with Idler for the past few years to try and educate people about the importance of bees and how to keep hives of their own. This year we are working towards building our own beekeeping school at the home of our hives in Wiltshire. This will enable us to run even more courses throughout the year and also progress our mission of spreading awareness and knowledge about bees and their importance to our ecosystem. In addition, a recent lockdown project which we embarked on to minimise waste was the launch of our cosmetic range. Using leftover beeswax and honey from the frames of the hives, we created a completely natural and ultra-moisturising range of balms and lotions. We pride ourselves on the localness of our produce, whereby all our products are manufactured in the UK, hence minimising our carbon footprint and supporting the UK bees. We also work to support bee charities such as ‘Bees for Development’ a global organisation which promotes sustainable beekeeping in developing countries through sharing beekeeping skills to provide a reliable life-long source of income. This aims to help combat poverty, whilst also benefitting biodiversity.

Company name:

Beeble Liquor Ltd

Company address:

Eastcourt House, Eastcourt, Wiltshire