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LIVING making carbs count
Creating a buzz
The family-owned Scottish Bee
Company produces uniquely
flavourful honey produced
ethically and sustainably.
With wellness continuing to be topof-mind
co-founders, Iain and Suzie
Millar (the latter is one of the UK's
few certified honey sommeliers),
were pleased to have it awarded
'superfood' status after scientists
discovered their honey contains ten
times the amount of the essential
nutrient manganese than other
honey, including manuka.
It has also won a Great Taste
Award and was the winner of the
highest award at the 2020 London
Honey Awards. For every jar of the
honey sold, a donation is made to
the charity RePollinate, which goes
towards protecting bees along with
There is widespread
awareness that
honey can be good
for our bodies.
The World Health
Organisation
endorses it as a
natural cough
remedy, and it
contains numerous
vitamins and
minerals. However,
the positive impact on
our mental wellbeing
is far less understood.
other much needed pollinators. The
Scottish Bee Company now has 500
hives dotted across the Scottish
countryside, equating to around 25m
bees in the height of summer.
There is widespread awareness
that honey can be good for
our bodies. The World Health
Organisation endorses it as a natural
cough remedy, and it contains
numerous vitamins and minerals.
However, the positive impact on
our mental wellbeing is far less
understood. With stress, anxiety and
depression becoming increasingly
common, and more people turning
to natural solutions for their wellness
needs, it could be time to consider
one of the UK's sweetest natural
resources. There are several theories
and pieces of research worth bearing
in mind. Several countries, including
Slovenia use the sound of bees as
an alleviant for anxiety and stress,
particularly for people in highpressure
jobs like firefighting. The
sound of bees humming around a
hive or meadow is also becoming
commonplace in meditation and
sleep therapy sessions.
Hive mentality
Many people find solace in
keeping bees. It is thought that
the responsibility of caring for a
hive helps with feelings of selfworth,
along with the benefits
of spending time outside with
nature. Beekeeping as therapy is
starting to gain a foothold in the
UK, including for hospital patients,