Collection: Hives & Herbals
About Beekeeper Alyson
I'm Alyson, the creator of Bristol Hives & Herbals! Also known as 'The Bee Lady'!
After taking some time out in 2010, following redundancy, I was away at a festival and took part in workshops based around foraging, preserving food and making natural skincare.
Those experiences sparked something in me and I saw an opportunity, to combine my love of gardening with my new found passion for bee keeping, to make my own products.
In 2023 I brought on board a new hive member! I've been dealing with chronic fatigue for a very long time. My daughter, Katie, really stepped up and became a huge support within the business.
Katie's love of insects, passion for natural products and dedication to being eco-friendly makes her the perfect addition to Hives and Herbals. I couldn't be more grateful to have her on my team.
It's all about the bees...
My ethos was very clear from the beginning, I wanted to make sure that my honey bees were well cared for and treated with respect, making sure to value their contribution to our local eco-system.
Only surplus raw honey is removed from my hives, simply extracted/filtered and put straight into jars, nothing added.
The purest excess wax is collected, hand cleaned and used in our balms and salves. The wax we don't use in our skincare is used in our candles.
Bees also gather a tree resin called Propolis, which they use to waterproof and disinfect their hives. It has anti fungal, anti bacterial, anti inflammatory, anti viral and immune boosting properties. I gather it from my hives and we use it in some of our skincare.
Made simply and purely...
We prefer to let the natural plants, infused oils and beeswax in our skincare do the job alone, without adding in any nasty chemicals or extra scent.
While understanding there are some ways of using essential oils responsibly, they need huge quantities of plant material to create a single drop and many oils are toxic to aquatic life/marine eco-systems when they end up down our plug holes.
Being natural and eco friendly is very important to us both so I decided to avoid essential oils completely and to use herbs that we grow, pesticide free, in my garden or forage locally instead - packed full of wonderful benefits, with less of an intense smell!
We don't use unnecessary packaging, all packaging we do use is either reusable, recyclable or compostable.
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Propolis Lip Balm 10g
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Worker Bee Protective Balm 25g
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3 From The Bee
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Beeswax Eco Firelighters
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Mint Lip Balm 10g
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Rosehip Lip Balm 10g
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Lemon Balm Lip Balm 10g
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Honey Lip Balm 10g
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Lavender Rub 10g
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Drone Dude Manly Moisturiser 25g
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Propolis Salve 25g
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Honey Hand Cream 25g
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Minty Foot Rub 25g
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Queen Bee Lavish Lotion 25g
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Bee Kind Worker Bee Gift Set
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100% Beeswax Candle
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