ABOUT HUMBLE BEE
Get to know Jordan the Head beekeeper at Humble Bee
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At Humble Bee the core of my business is a love of bees and nature. Since 2017 I’ve been caring for honeybees and pollinators in the Durham area and supplying Local Honey Products and Bee Equipment all around England.
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How do I feel about Beekeeping?
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I Love it, but I’ve seen many ways that the world of beekeeping could be improved. In order to get new and innovative ideas to the market, and assist beekeepers in their integral role of caring for honeybees. I set up this small business to ensure beekeepers had easy access to new innovations, (as its a notoriously hard market to break into, with many beekeepers sticking to traditional methods.)
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What innovations has Humble Bee Brought to Market?
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Since 2017 I’ve brought the Only Cordless Direct to Nuc Bee Vacuum to the Market. We’ve rolled out Affordable Heather looseners, Customised and Affordable Ventilated Bee Suits and more innovative bee equipment, just check out our shop here.
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How can I start Beekeeping?
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Want to start beekeeping but don’t know where to begin? Bee Associations not responding? Don’t worry I had the same issue too. Sign up for emails and Ill assist you in your beekeeping journey.
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What do i need to start beekeeping?
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Since 2017 I've expanded into a one stop shop for New Beekeepers. I run 1:1 Bee lessons so you can get hands on with bees and get started beekeeping. With this being so popular I've opened up a full day experience too. We can get you started beekeeping, with Bees, Suit, Gloves, Smoker and Hive Tool for only £375!
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How can i help bees and get involved?
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As my business continues to grow, I've found that teaching new beekeepers, caring for our ever increasing apiaries and designing new equipment is incredibly rewarding. If you would like experience that and support honey bees too, please see our shop or check out our adoption page.
How we save the bees
At Humble Bee we are keen to support all pollinators including honey bees. With 270 variety of bees in the UK we don't focus solely on just the honey bee.
What are we doing to save the bees?
This year there are acres of wildflowers planted in addition to crops like OSR surrounding our apiaries. We leave pastures uncut for 'weeds' of all sorts to flower. Hedges have been reinstated, bulbs planted and habitats for wild bees created.
It's understood that planting nectar rich flowers is by far the best way to help all our struggling bee species.
In addition we run a bee rescue service. Which means problem bees, or should we say poorly situated bees, are re-homed to new pastures.
In 2024 we were able to stop the destruction of hundreds of wild bees by rehoming bird boxes, bee hotels and even bumble bee nests.
Was the grass greener for these bees? We think so, well more of a nectar rich yellow...
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Do honey bees adversely affect wild bees?
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Study's show that managed Honeybees do not impact wild bees in nectar rich areas. However in densely populated areas with many managed hives of honeybees, such as cities, there is a potential where there might not be enough nectar to go around.
To avoid this by far the easiest thing to do, is leaving Lawns to flower and planting a good variety of flowers.
Our goal is to create a more diverse flora for all pollinators, Not just within our apiary sites but on a larger scale.
How are we doing that?
If you would like to learn more about bees our bee experience will immerse you in their amazing world.
Each voucher is now produced on wildflower seed card, once you've enjoyed learning about bees you can plant our voucher and provide a little nectar stop! This will create patches of resources for all bees.
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Here at humble bee theres an incredible diversity of bees and pollinators. Each bee experience directly contributes to vast swathes of flowers for bees by supporting our local bee friendly farmers.
Thank you for supporting your local honey bees and pollinators.
