Carnie Bees, Aberdeen

CarnieBees started when the resident beekeeper, my mum Anna, bought her first beehive in 2017 after she decided that I eat so much honey, it’s possibly more economical to keep our own bees. After caring for the one hive, she realised how captivating beekeeping really is and started doing research into apitherapy and the benefits of using bee products for one's own health. She started using our little friends to cure symptoms of fibromyalgia, which highlighted even further the importance of maintaining the bee population. <br> <br> So, what is apitherapy and what are the benefits of bee products? Apitherapy has been used for thousands of years for medicinal purposes, it’s a type of therapy that uses products that come directly from honeybees. It can be used to treat illnesses such as arthritis, infections, and even multiple sclerosis. It can also help treat injuries such as burns and tendonitis. Bee products, such as pollen, contain a wide variety of antioxidants that protect the body against harmful molecules that can cause cancer and type 2 diabetes. Bee pollen can also boost liver function by protecting it from toxic substances through its detoxifying abilities. So, boost your immune system by adding bee pollen to your diet!<br> <br> Throughout the last few years, CarnieBees has become a small business selling a wide selection of bee products such as beeswax candles, pollen, soaps and of course, honey! But most importantly, we want to share our knowledge with others about the benefits of beekeeping and the rewards of using bee products. <br> <br> CarnieBees doesn’t have a physical store at the moment, however, we do have a website and our products are available in several shops around Aberdeen. You can find us in Café Society, Highland Moss, Chloe’s Kitsch Creations, and Intricate Designs in Cullen. We’re currently working on expanding to more areas and reaching different shops to spread the word.<br> <br> Overall, at CarnieBees we aim to increase the bee population in the UK, as they’re very important to our ecosystem and over the past several years there has been a decline in their population all over the world.<br> <br> <b><a href="https://facebook.com/CarnieBeesUK">Click here for our Facebook page</a></b><br> <b><a href="https://instagram.com/carnie_bees">Click here for our Instagram page</a></b>