Wight Essence

12/06/2026

Can you believe this was a Nuc back in April and we've already taken a split from it? These girls continue to surprise us week after week.

We may even see a small harvest from this hive!

30/05/2026

It seems like we aren't getting a June gap here! The blackberries have flowered and the bees are loving it!

Are you experiencing the same where you are?

25/05/2026

When you’re the only one who shows up at work on the Bank Holiday 🤭 🐝

20/05/2026

Today is World Bee Day, we’re taking a minute to step pack and appreciate what each little bee does for us in their short lives!

How are you showing love to the bees today?

12/05/2026

Watching slowmotion bees has to be one of my new favourite things to do, bees go from masters of flying precision to something that I can only describe as a drunk person trying to get in their own front door.

Keeping this video simple nature sounds weird when slowed down.

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

We love planting for pollinators creating diverse and colourful planters

🐝🌸 Bees don’t just make honey — they help grow the food, flowers, and life we enjoy every single day.
Without pollinators, our gardens become quieter, our harvests become smaller, and nature loses one of its most important workers. 🌍💛
Plant more flowers.
Avoid harmful pesticides.
Protect the tiny wings that keep our world blooming. 🌼✨
Every flower you plant is a small promise to nature…
and every bee you save is a step toward a healthier planet. 🐝💚

09/05/2026

Today we had a bit of a different call. We were tagged in a message from a lovely couple carrying out renovations on their first home! They had taken down an existing shed structure exposing a nest of buff-tailed bumblebees that had taken up residence. Not ideal when trying to get your new home up together.

In a situation that would allow the best course would always to be to leave the bees in place. However the nest had been fully exposed at this point and while trying to carry out their renovations it wouldn’t have been safe for the bees or the people carrying out work to let them stay. These clever little bees had used some plastic bags to fashion this nest making it much easier to relocate. So we managed to scoop them up gently and place them in one of our Paynes Poly-Nucs and transported them over to our apiary.

We knew there would be plenty of spots here to tuck this young colony away. We found a spot near one of the old buildings to place the colony in and covered them back over using some old chipboard leaving space for them to get in and out of their nearly intact nest. With them being at our apiary we know they will have excellent food sources and we can also keep an eye to make sure they continue to thrive for the rest of the season.

09/05/2026

What’s in the box? 🤔

03/05/2026

A little catch up on our new hive Liz, this hive has been busting at the seems since it arrived in its nuc. It has been surprise after surprise each time we’ve looked at this colony and we love how active these girls are!