No Mow May
Started in 2019 by conservation charity Plantlife No Mow May encourages us to abandon the lawn mower and let Spring flowers grow providing food for foragers and other wildlife. As well as home owners, local Councils and business owners are
Honey for your skin
Honey was used to treat wounds during World War I. Discovering this fact was the inspiration behind Beeutiful and the first product I formulated, B-balm (formerly known as Healing Balm as that's what it does, it heals!). The benefits of
Real Bread Week
Today sees the start of Real Bread Week. Always held in the last week of February it is the international celebration of additive-free loaves and the people who make them. An opportunity to celebrate the basic natural ingredients that go
Self Love on Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is three weeks away. Traditionally a day to show a significant other how much you love them, modern conceptions of love come in many forms. The introduction of Galentine's Day encourages showing love to your girlfriends, schools often
Christmas Self-Care
The Christmas season is a wonderful time of year, but it can also be a stressful time, constantly busy, running around doing errands, attending parties, and trying to get everything done before the big day. It's important to take some
Black Friday? I prefer Colour Friday!
Black Friday! The day of crazy sales. The day where we see news reports of people falling over themselves to grab the bargains. The day we hear of website crashes where so many have logged in to book the best
International Men’s Day
Today 19th November is International Men's Day. We hear a lot about women, celebrating women, praising women but we should also remember there are a lot of great men out there and I do feel they are not celebrated enough.
Beeutiful is a #SmallBiz100
Delighted, excited, privileged, honoured, surprised & grateful. These are the mixed bag of feelings I felt when I was told I'd been listed as a 2022 SmallBiz100 by Small Business Saturday. SmallBiz100 is a campaign run by Small Business Saturday showcasing
Carly’s visit to the House of Lords
I was listed on the F:entrepreneur #ialso100 list in 2021 but the inaugural visit to the House of Lords fell foul of covid. Therefore the 2021 winners were invited to attend with the 2022 group. A fabulous coming together of
Valentine – the patron Saint of Bees!
February 14th is Valentine's Day, the celebration of love. Established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD in honour of St Valentine in Rome the day became associated with romantic love in the 14th & 15th Centuries but it wasn't until