Bee-Themed Gifts for Everyone

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As holiday seasons, birthdays, and special occasions near, the gift-giving gears probably start to turn in your mind. Let us help you find the perfect bee-themed gift for beekeepersor bee enthusiasts! While we offer Betterbee gift certificates in many denominations to give the beekeeper in your, we also carry beekeeping- and bee-themed gift items to put a smile on any face. Whether giving a beekeeper a new beekeeping tool to play around with — like products from BroodMinder or BetterComb — or wrapping up a comfy T-shirt with a witty graphic, you can find just the right gift at Betterbee.

Bee-themed gifts for book lovers

As temperatures dip and the snow starts to fly, we will stay inside and huddle for warmth, just like honey bees. This is the perfect time to read a book! Give the gift of knowledge on preparing for next season, honing your queen-bee-finding skills, or one of many other subjects with one of the many beekeeping books we offer.

A couple of notable beginner beekeeping books include The Beekeeper's Handbook, Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees, and Beekeeping for Dummies. Fun, interactive books like QueenSpotting and The Bee Book make for a great way to spend an afternoon. Grab your Pollinator Coloring Book and give the kids the Welcome to Our Honey Farm Coloring Book (crayons included!) to keep the whole family entertained.

For the science-inclined, our personal favorite bee biology book is Understanding Bee Anatomy, which will teach even the most experienced beekeeper something new about her bees.

Honey-themed gifts for someone with a sweet tooth

Everything tastes sweeter with a little honey added to it! Our honey candy is a crowd favorite and is available in honey, lemon, honey apple, and assorted flavors. It makes for a great naturally-sweetened stocking stuffer or a coffee table sweet to share. Our honey straws are sure to be a hit with kids of all ages! Each straw contains 5 grams of U.S. Grade A honey. The regular, sour, and natural and pure sample packs allow you to try 5 of each flavor before committing to a pack of 50 in one flavor. We offer a wide range of flavors including apple, grape, peppermint, pure honey, sour cherry, and sour lemon.

Queen bee gift ideas for the royalty in your life

Everyone deserves to feel like a queen every once in a while. The queen bee mug will remind your queen bee that they’re special every time they pour their favorite beverage. Or, give them a queen bee t-shirt that lets the world know they’re in the presence of a queen! For those who enjoy decorating their space with glittering items to rival the crown jewels, gift gorgeous handmade glass ornaments — the opaque ornament features a queen bee wearing a 14k gold crown, perfect for displaying during the holidays or any day.

Natural skin care gifts for everyone

Honey has antibacterial properties, so it’s a natural choice to blend it into skin cream, soaps, and lip balms. Our moisturizing skin cream is made right here at Betterbee with beeswax and mineral and fragrance oils, and was created to soothe skin affected by cold, dry winters. We use it year-round and find that it really helps moisturize cracked and dry working hands. It’s available unscented or lightly scented with lilac, lavender, rose, lemongrass, and seasonal scents such as orange creamsicle and pumpkin spice. We present these natural skin care products in white containers with beautiful labels, ready for gift-wrapping.

One of our all-time customer favorites is our Country Honey soap. This soap is handmade in small batches, and is made of pure honey, palm, coconut, olive, and natural essential oils poured into wooden molds and cured for over two months. We feel that the rich blend of natural ingredients evokes the sweet honey scents of a country field in high summer. Doesn’t that sound delightful?

We also offer a Swiss Honey beeswax soap gift box, with two French-milled soaps in goat’s milk, honey, royal jelly, or calendula scents. The bars of soap themselves are embossed with a honeycomb pattern surrounding a beautifully detailed traditional skep. They make perfect bar soaps for guest bathrooms!

Gift baskets and ideas for everyone

Challenge your mind with one of our honey bee puzzles, available in teaser, small, and medium sizes. Each is made in the USA of FSC-certified birchwood from North Carolina! What makes these puzzles unique are the bee figurine pieces that fit among the other regular pieces. It throws a bit of an additional challenge into the mix!

Wear your beekeeping heart on your sleeve t-shirt! We offer 14 different styles, including a handful of fun, new shirts, like the Betterbee original “grumpy old drone” shirt!

Want us to just do the work for you? Choose from our large deluxe, small deluxe, and original honey gift baskets, which include our honey, honey straws, country honey soap, 100% beeswax candles, and homemade honey hand lotion. The beautiful gift baskets themselves were handmade by a local artisan.

We have so many gift items to offer, so keep checking out the gift section of the website for new products!

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The Betterbee Product Corner is written by Quinn Korzeniecki, Betterbee’s Marketing Manager, and aims to explain the how-tos of products that Betterbee sells. If you have any ideas for future product overviews, please email them to newsletter@betterbee.com.