Bryden has been a beekeeper for several years selling his popular Jacobite Apiaries honey. In early 2018, Louise had been moved by the Sky News ocean rescue campaign and was making moves to reduce the use of single use plastics in our home.
A chance mention of beeswax wraps to Bryden in February 2018 made a lot of sense to us and led to the first batch of Jacobite Apiaries wraps for the family. Testing demand at a local food hub market Bryden realised he could really make a difference and in April 2018 launched Queen Bee Wraps, with the help of his wife Louise. By May 2018 we had moved from our kitchen into a workshop at Cockenzie House.
Each wrap can be reused for up to a year, and we have manufactured around 15,000 wraps in the last 12 months. That’s a whole lot of cling film, plastic zip bags and other single-use wrappers that haven’t been used. We’re so happy and proud to have contributed in some small way to the reduction of single-use plastics…….from our feedback, we know our customers feel the same way.
By using brightly coloured fabrics, we hope to bring a little joy into everyday practical tasks too.
All the beeswax wraps are hand made by Bryden and the team, with quality cotton fabric and food-grade ingredients.
Queen Bee Wraps are the first commercial beeswax wrap company in Scotland. Louise coined the phrase, “Bring joy to the mundane” the company’s motto. Wrapping food does not have to be boring and dull!
