Abercorn Plant and Garden Centre is the first UK retailer to stock the Buzz Box Beekeeper’s Starter Pack – a new-to-garden-centres product designed to help more people take up the vital hobby of beekeeping.
With growing awareness among gardeners of the need to support pollinators and boost biodiversity, interest in beekeeping is on the rise. However, the UK still lags far behind its European neighbours; we need more beekeepers.
According to the National Bee Unit, the UK has around 49,000 registered beekeepers, or roughly 1 per 1,370 people. In comparison, Germany has about 1 per 690 people, France 1 per 970, and Slovenia—widely considered the beekeeping capital of Europe—leads with 1 per 182 people.
“This is an ideal new product for garden centres. Beekeeping equipment has not been widely available through mainstream retail channels before,” says Mark Meadows, founder of Buzz Into Beekeeping Limited, “and more people will take up beekeeping if they’re see the equipment for sale in their local garden centre.”
The Buzz Box starter pack lowers the barriers to entry. It includes a complete hive, a suit and gloves and tools, plus information about setting up the hive and where to get honeybees from — everything needed to begin beekeeping with confidence
“So far, we’ve had loads of comments about the setup and plenty of people have been looking at the hive and opening the windows,” says Ian Bayliss from Abercorn, “We’re planning to get Mark from Buzz Into Beekeeping to come and give a talk about beekeeping for our customers.”
As environmental awareness keeps growing, it’s a great time for garden centres to stock products that do more for the planet—and offer something genuinely different for customers who already own every gardening gadget imaginable.
Come and see a Buzz Box at Glee - Stand 9D91, part of the GLEE FIRST area.
Buzz Into Beekeeping Limited: https://www.buzzintobeekeeping.co.uk/
Abercorn Plant & Garden Centre: https://www.theabercorngardenfactory.co.uk/online-shop/Beekeepers-Beehive-Starter-Pack-Kit-Includes-Beehive-Suit-Smoker-Tools-&-Much-more-p750161441
