Neve’s Bees at Rackhams

“I want to keep bees” said a 9-year-old Neve back in 2010 “Granddad Jim is going to buy me a beehive for my 10th Birthday”. This marked the beginning of "Neve’s Bees".

A few years later, Neve's mother, Julie, a qualified chemist, had an "aha moment" when trying to find skincare for the family “I realised that conventional skincare products are mainly made of water (aqua), requiring processing chemicals like emulsifiers, stabilisers and preservatives that don't benefit the skin – I knew we could do something about this!” Inspired, the family started developing their unique range of skincare, blending purely organic plant oils with wildcrafted Oxfordshire beeswax, clays, and botanicals—without adding the water or the processing chemicals in conventional creams, lotions, gels and serums.

As the trend for "low tox" and unprocessed products grew, so did demand for their skincare. Neve's Bees now offers a comprehensive range of 100% natural, Soil Association COSMOS-certified skincare, including facial cleansers, moisturisers, body oils, deodorants, and lip balms, along with beautiful gift sets. Committed to environmental sustainability, they support wildflower meadows and pollinators, donating 10% of profits to nature recovery charities. They are also working toward B Corp certification.