A gift
Gift sponsor
£45 a year
A present for someone who loves bees.
- A printed certificate in their name
- Four seasonal updates with photos from inside the hive
- 2 jars of our honey after the summer harvest
15 places left for 2027
Choose gift sponsorSponsor a hive · 2027
Sponsor one of our hives
Follow a honeybee colony through a Devon year.
Our hives are in a family garden near Newton Abbot. Your sponsorship helps keep them healthy, and you get the inside story: what the bees are doing, what's in flower, and how the honey turns out.
We keep a small number of hives, so places are limited.
Places for 2027: 3 business sponsor places and 15 gift places left.
Choose a sponsorship
For a business
Business supporter
£95 a year
A simple way for a local business to back local bees.
- Your business name on a hive plaque, shared with other supporters
- A certificate, plus a "We sponsor local bees" badge for your website and socials
- Four seasonal updates with photos you're free to share
For a business
Business sponsor
£325 a year
Your own hive for the year.
- Your business name on your own hive, and you name the colony
- A certificate and the sponsor badge
- Four seasonal updates with photos and short video clips to share
- 12 jars of our honey with your logo on the label, for staff or clients
3 places left for 2027
Choose business sponsorWhat happens
Your year with the bees
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When you sign up
We email an invoice to pay by bank transfer. Once it's paid, your certificate arrives within a week, and the plaque goes on the hive.
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The first inspection. Has the colony come through winter, and is the queen laying?
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Swarm season, the busiest time in the hive.
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The harvest. Supers off, honey spun and jarred, and your jars go out.
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How we've put the bees to bed.
Before you sign up
The honest bits
- The honey
- The honey comes from our apiary's harvest. It may not come from one particular hive.
- The bees
- Bees don't always cooperate. If a colony fails or swarms, your sponsorship moves to another of our colonies, and we'll tell you why.
- A poor summer
- We only take honey the bees can spare. If a poor summer leaves no surplus, we'll tell you and send your jars from the next harvest.
- Visits
- No visits, sorry. The hives are in our family garden, so you'll see everything through the updates instead.
- Delivery
- Free around Newton Abbot, or posted for the cost of postage.
For estates, hotels and venues
Hives on your own land
We can also install and look after hives on your land, for estates, hotels, venues and larger sites within about 30 minutes of Newton Abbot. We take on one site a year, by arrangement.
Prices start at £4,000 a year for a site, including setup and management.
Questions
Is sponsorship a donation?
No, it's a service. You're paying for the updates, certificate and honey, and it helps us keep healthy colonies.
Can I renew?
Yes. We'll email you before your year ends.
Can a business sponsor use the photos?
Yes, on your website, socials and newsletters. Please credit Bassitt's Bee Juice.
When do I get the honey?
After the late-summer harvest, usually August or September.
Reserve a sponsorship
Nothing to pay yet. We'll email an invoice within two days.