for bees,
for nature,
for us.
The Honeybee Sanctuary is a place for people and nature to come together and heal.
It isn’t really the honeybees needing this sanctuary… as much as us.
The bees act as guides to open our eyes, minds and hearts to a way of living which is gentler, calmer, and more connected. Join me here to learn how to support your health and wellbeing through herbalism & honey, beekeeping & Reiki.
The healing garden
Over the 4 years we’ve been nurturing our garden, we’ve excavated 21sqm of tarmac, planted wildflowers and a native woodland copse, removed invasive non-natives, maintained hedgerows for biodiversity, created 3 ponds, and planted 14 fruiting trees. This place now thrums with wildlife and a therapeutic energy.
For medicine, peace, connection, meditation and healing.
It is my sanctuary, and it is also a place for you to find inspiration, learning and healing.
workshops
Come to the sanctuary for…
I host workshops here at The Honeybee Sanctuary, in a 5m Star Tent in our garden. Children learn about healing herbs throughout the seasons - connecting young people with nature is a life-long passion. Sessions are typically held on weekends or during school holidays. Please keep an eye on the blog or get in touch via the contact page for details. 1.5 hour workshops are typically £15/pp.
Kids’ Herbalism workshops
I plan and deliver workshops for Home-Ed networks and groups, and I would be delighted to host your group if you’re looking for something a bit different for your home educated children. Prices typically £15/pp for a 1.5 hour workshop with remedies to take home and printed notes.
Herbal Home-Ed
Join me in the herb garden… or apothecary kitchen: I host workshops in seasonal series, the first ran in Autumn 2023 as a block of 4 evening workshops called ‘Herbs, Honey & Hygge’, focusing on herbs and remedies to support winter health. A block of 4 workshops is £72/pp.
If you have a group who’d be interested in a bespoke workshop or series of workshops in herbs for health and wellbeing, I can tailor bespoke content to your interests. In the winter we’ll gather around the big table in my apothecary kitchen and through warmer months we’ll spend time outside in the garden. Please contact me, I would love to discuss your ideas.
Herbalism Workshops
Natural energy healing
Reiki is a complementary therapy using spiritual energy to support self-healing. It can be practiced on yourself, or it can be shared; I can use my Reiki attunement to encourage yours to flow, and in this way support your body’s innate ability to heal.
Disease or discomfort is when things are out of balance, whether that’s in physical, emotional, mental or spiritual health. Reiki can bring these back into flow and balance. By holding my hands near or on your body, I can feel where there is heat, tingling, blockage or an issue with the balance and flow of energy.
In a Reiki treatment we are seeking to come back to a state of equilibrium; where emotional, physical, mental and spiritual health are in balance.
Come to the sanctuary for…
Reiki
Reiki is a system of natural energy healing to support self-healing of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual body.
I offer hour-long and shorter ‘check in with yourself’ half-hour Reiki appointments at the Honeybee Sanctuary. Alternatively, I can travel to yours with my portable massage couch, and meet you where you are most relaxed and comfortable.
Buy a session via the shop page, and we’ll coordinate a time and location.
Reiki - natural energy healing
If you can’t get to The Honeybee Sanctuary in person, or your situation means you’d rather the privacy and flexibility of a remote treatment, I offer an option for distance Reiki. I’m happy to have a chat to see how we can work together to seek to balance mind, body, emotions and spirit.
Distance Reiki.
The bees.
I’ve been keeping bees in the garden since 2020, one or two hives depending on the weather patterns and colony strength. I know the honeybees have a lot to teach us, so The Honeybee Sanctuary is here to allow the bees to reveal and inspire, while providing us with a conscious harvest of healing honey.
From Summer 2024 I will host small group / family encounters with the honeybees and hives, an invitation to learn about hive keeping and listen to the bees!
Come to the sanctuary for…
Honey/bees
We sell our honey online only.
The honey is a gift when the bees produce a surplus to their needs. I know many people who seek out healthy, happy healing honey so it’s a privilege to share it here.
Honey
Liz is available to plan, develop and deliver experiences and learning about the life of the honeybees. I have designed and facilitated workshops for the North Berwick Youth Project and the Abbey Care Home residents, and planned and delivered a children’s birthday party… so whatever your interest and reason for a honeybee experience, please do get in touch if you have an idea or project in mind, I’d love to discuss it with you!