At the heart of the Scottish Bee Company and the Natural Larder Collective, is a passion for high quality, locally sourced ingredients, brought to life by our incredible co-founder, Suzie Millar. With a deep-rooted love for provenance, sustainability, and all things natural, find out more about Suzie in a quick sixty second interview! Courtesy of Ian Hills
The Scottish Bee Company
Food and Beverage Retail
Edinburgh, Scotland 812 followers
🏴 Purposeful Scottish Produce 🍯 Award-winning Pure Honey 🐝 Charity: Repollinate, supporting pollinators
About us
Passionate about pollinators. We founded The Scottish Bee Company back in 2017 after long discussions about what we could do to help the environment. We always wanted to run a business that was socially and environmentally responsible and the more we read about the decline in bee numbers, the more we felt we needed to do something. We started off by giving bees to beefarmers across Scotland in order to help them as there was no funding available to beefarmers. We increased bee numbers by 23 million but quickly learned that there many more types of pollinators that needed our help. This led us to starting our sister charity, Repollinate.org.uk. 10p from every unit sold goes to this charity that aims to increase pollination through education programmes and wildflower projects. Since then we have achieved multiple awards for our honey and are currently working hard to tackle the problem of honey fraud around the world. We will always be a business with the environment and people in mind. We pay a living wage and have flexible working hours. We only use recycled or recyclable packaging. We source ethical honey, beeswax and scents and we always strive to learn more and be our best in all of these areas. We are progressing to be much more of a Scottish Larder focusing on slow food and regenerative farming. The ingredients we use at The Scottish Bee Company are deeply connected to the soil, climate and environment that create them.
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External link for The Scottish Bee Company
- Industry
- Food and Beverage Retail
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2017
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Unit 24, MacMerry Industrial Estate, Tranent
Edinburgh, Scotland EH33 1RD, GB
Employees at The Scottish Bee Company
Updates
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We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of Nuisance Drinks opening a new chapter in our mission to promote premium, sustainable food and drink from across the UK! Under our newly established umbrella company, The Natural Larder Collective, we are dedicated to delivering ethically sourced, high-quality products that champion both environmental responsibility and provenance. Now home to The Scottish Bee Company and Nuisance Drinks, The Natural Larder Collective is the perfect platform for like-minded artisanal brands across all aspects of food and drink that represent the ethos. Built for brands passionate about exceptional taste and good nutrition, Nuisance Drinks was a natural fit. With its innovative botanical soft drinks that spotlight overlooked wild shrubs, herbs, and weeds celebrating nature in every sip. Stay tuned for an exciting new podcast on Love Your Local Larder with Nuisance Drinks on Sunday, where we’ll dive deeper into this exciting collaboration!
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@BuyWomenBuilt is a movement empowering consumers to support female-founded businesses by highlighting their stories and showing how choosing them leads to a stronger, fairer economy. We’re thrilled to be a member of the Buy Women Built movement! With our wonderful co-founder Suzie and a team that’s 80% women, we know firsthand the positive impact of empowering women in business. . . #BuyWomenBuilt #BWB #WomenInBusiness #SheBuiltThis
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This Scottish Food & Drink September, we’re celebrating what it means to be ‘Naturally Scottish’ — honouring Scotland's land, people, and traditions. At The Scottish Bee Company, we believe that a sustainable relationship between food and the land must be reciprocal. Our passion lies in crafting pure honey and purposeful Scottish produce that not only taste delicious, but also: ✨ Minimally processed ✨ Grounded in sustainability ✨ True to their origins As we grow, our expanding range reflects the spirit of a true Scottish Larder, embracing slow food principles and regenerative farming practices. Every ingredient we use is thoughtfully chosen and deeply connected to the soil, climate, and environment that nurture them. #NaturallyScottish #ScotFoodSept24
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Extraction time! 🍯 In the first photo, you can see full frames of rich amber honey being placed into the spinner — a delightful combination of bell heather and other summer florals like rosebay willowherb. The second photo captures the frames after spinning. All the honey has been extracted, leaving the frames empty and ready for winter storage ✨ . #honeyextraction #beekeeping #purehoney #hives #scottishhoney
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The Scottish Bee Company reposted this
The amazing evolution of the Bee Bed at the Duntrune Community in Dundee. It just goes to show what a well-maintained Bee Bed can go on to do! Credit to SAMH’s Chrysalis Project team and service users for their excellent work 🐝 . #pollinators #pollination #biodiversity #bees #charity #insects #gardening #garden
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Our hives are thriving in the beautiful heather moors. The bees have been busy, and our hive frames are brimming with golden honey. 🍯✨ #honey
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We’re thrilled to announce that our products have won prestigious awards at the Great Taste Awards from Guild of Fine Food! 🏆🍯 Here is what the judges had to say... 🏆 Scottish Heather Honey - 2 Star Award "This honey has a beautiful, soft velvety texture and is glossy. It has the colour and consistency of soft toffee. The aroma is simply beautiful, intense, and deeply fragrant, redolent of both the heather, sun-bleached warm hay, and toffee'd caramel notes." 🏆 Kimchi Hot Honey - 2 Star Award "It is an absolutely delicious and exciting product with a flavour journey that delighted the judges.... The judges loved the use of the waste product, too. A totally delicious and innovative product." 🏆 Scotch Bonnet Hot Honey - 1 Star Award "This looks vibrant and enticing. It's rich and thick, with a beautiful reddish gold colour. Scotch bonnet is such a great one to choose with its fruity characteristics. The honey blends perfectly with it to give a condiment that would be so useful... We think this is so cleverly judged with the fruity chilli matched with good but gentle honey." A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey! ✨ . #greattaste #greattasteawards #honey #heatherhoney #hothoney
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We’re thrilled to announce that our products have won prestigious awards at the Great Taste Awards from Guild of Fine Food! 🏆🍯 Here is what the judges had to say... 🏆 Scottish Heather Honey - 2 Star Award "This honey has a beautiful, soft velvety texture and is glossy. It has the colour and consistency of soft toffee. The aroma is simply beautiful, intense, and deeply fragrant, redolent of both the heather, sun-bleached warm hay, and toffee'd caramel notes." 🏆 Kimchi Hot Honey - 2 Star Award "It is an absolutely delicious and exciting product with a flavour journey that delighted the judges.... The judges loved the use of the waste product, too. A totally delicious and innovative product." 🏆 Scotch Bonnet Hot Honey - 1 Star Award "This looks vibrant and enticing. It's rich and thick, with a beautiful reddish gold colour. Scotch bonnet is such a great one to choose with its fruity characteristics. The honey blends perfectly with it to give a condiment that would be so useful... We think this is so cleverly judged with the fruity chilli matched with good but gentle honey." A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey! ✨ . #greattaste #greattasteawards #honey #heatherhoney #hothoney
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Tune in to the Love Your Local Larder Podcast as we chat with Alastair and Freddy from Chocolate Tree LTD about their inspiring journey, sustainable farming practices, and high-quality chocolate. 🍫✨ Get insights into the rich history of chocolate, its health benefits, and even a tasting of their unique Aztec blend hot chocolate. Don't miss out! Listen now: https://buff.ly/4bBcmGy #podcast #foodpodcast #foodstories #chocolate
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