From honeybees to beautiful birds, it’s easy to make changes to your backyard that will attract wildlife. Our guide explains how you can transform your backyard and turn it into your very own wildlife sanctuary. Wildlife plays a vital role in securing a healthy environment, whether it’s insects, birds, or mammals. With more humans encroaching on the planet than ever before, it’s so important now to make sure that each one of us does our part to preserve the wildlife in our environment and our communities. A healthy wildlife population ensures healthier plants, cleaner air, and a better balance in...

You might notice that after a while, your wraps begin to crumble. Don't panic, this is normal and easily fixed. It's caused by the wax cooling - often this happens when cleaning the wraps with cold water. To fix this problem you can remelt the crumbled wax back onto your wrap, meaning you don't need to buy any new wax. However, to give your wrap a total refresh you can use one of our beeswax wrap blocks and melt fresh wax onto your wrap. You can buy a beeswax block here beeswax refresher blocks here. Oven method Place wrap on top of a piece...

 Nowadays it is important for businesses to ensure that their offices are sustainable. Not only can it help cut costs, improve employee’s health, help attract new talent and increase satisfaction of employees, it is also very good for the environment. Here are some simple changes that will make your office more environmentally sustainable. Energy efficient light bulbs An easy way to be more sustainable where you won’t even notice the difference is by installing energy efficient light bulbs into your office. LED lights are known to be 80 percent more efficient than incandescent bulbs and will last a lot longer...

Updated for 2021. Most people now know that plastic waste is a huge problem and is linked to climate change and global warming. It has provided us with a range of benefits but can take thousands of years to biodegrade. Landfill sites are filled with plastic which is polluting the natural environment and has a significant impact on our oceans. We need to reduce the amount of plastic we use and there are some easy ways we can do this. Bring your own bags Plastic bags are generally used to carry our things for a short amount of time and...

Below we list some of the most environmentally friendly places in the world.  Reykjavik, Iceland A beautiful place to live with a small population of just over 126,000, Reykjavik in Iceland is one of the most eco-friendly places to live. By 2040, Reykjavik has plans to completely get rid of their production of greenhouse gas emissions by promoting walking and cycling and the use of public transport. They have invested millions into creating cycle paths and have introduced hydrogen buses.  Helsinki, Finland Helsinki is a tourism hub, which has led to an increase in environmentally friendly accommodation. About 75% of hotel...

Saving the Planet On A Budget We all want this planet to be as healthy and safe as possible, not just for ourselves but for the benefit of our children and children’s children. We want to ensure they get to enjoy good air quality, have lush wildlife to explore, and are able to thrive in a nontoxic environment. It can be hard to know where to start in doing your part to work towards a greener planet. Truly living a more sustainable life can seem overwhelming and even costly. But in reality, you don’t have to drive a smart car...

5 Amazing Facts About Bee's They... Dance?? According to scientists, when a bee finds a good source of nectar it flies back to the hive and shows its friends where the nectar source is by doing a dance which positions the flower in relation to the sun and hive. This is known as the ‘waggle dance.’ You can watch the dance here:  Fancy a pet bee?  According to experts, honeybees recognise faces in similar ways to humans. Their brains process each part of a whole face, going through each feature - eyebrows, lips ears and eyes. This process is called...

Why Beeswax Wraps? As shocking as it may be, it is true that humans use about 1 trillion single-use plastic bags per year –that makes the number around 2 million per minute! While many countries have taken active steps to discourage this increased use of plastic, there is still more that can be done. One of the ways you can be considerate of the environment and reduce your share of plastic use is through utilizing beeswax wraps. These wraps have become readily available on our website, ready for next day delivery. Why go for toxic plastic containers when you can...