25/08/2021
'One Tee One Bee' is a special offer weekend During this time, every order funds the purchase of wildflower seeds for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust to create much-needed habitat for the UK’s bumblebees.
When we first thought up this offer, we really wanted to do Buy One Get One Bee as an adopt a bee' campaign. We even came up with loads of names for the adopted bees. Like Betty, Ian, Barbara, Phoebe, Kenneth, or Mavis. The list goes on. Tony. When we spoke to the real bumblebee professionals at Bumblebee Conservation Trust, they explained that bees are actually very small and precious and keeping track of individual bees would be quite hard and potentially disruptive. But we learned something important. If you want to support a bee, support wildflowers. If you provide them with the resources they need to thrive, nature takes care of the rest. Simon.
So we found a way to donate a little from each order to fund The Bumblebee Conservation Trust's work securing bee friendly habitats, with the funds going to seed at least 1 metre squared of wildflower habitat. Roughly the area needed to support one bee. The donation will go directly to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust who will organise and sow the wildflowers all around the UK on our behalf. “One Tee One Metre Squared of Wildflower Habitat” isn't as catchy as Buy One Get One Bee though. So, we stuck with the original line then added an asterix pointing to this blog. Scroll to find out more about why bees matter and how you can make the most of the offer. Jeremy. Malcolm.