- now taking bookings for summer bee experiences
Bee Connection is built on a simple belief: people and nature are not separate things. When we spend time paying attention to the living world around us, something shifts. Adults become more curious, children become more grounded and communities find common ground in places they didn’t expect. We see this every day in our work across North London.
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Our organisation exists to help people build real, lasting connections—to each other, to nature, and to themselves. We do this through experiences that make the natural world feel close, knowable, and part of everyday life. A child discovering phosphorescence under a UV torch, an adult finding calm while watching bees move through their work and people coming together for a community honey tasting: these moments are small, but they change how people feel. They change what we notice. They change how we understand the world.
Our work with schools brings ecological learning to life. Children learn science by observing it, not memorising it. They meet the invertebrates that keep our ecosystems running, explore seasonal changes, and discover the hidden networks beneath their feet. These are the foundations of ecological literacy—knowledge that grows as they move through primary and secondary school, and will continue to matter long after the final bell rings. Our sessions build confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong interest in the natural world at a time when many children spend most of their time indoors or interacting with a digital world.
We also work with adults who benefit from experiencing nature in a steady, undemanding way. We support people who have experienced trafficking or torture, creating calm spaces where they can reconnect with the world at their own pace.
We also work to strengthen the green spaces that support our communities. We plant trees and pollinator gardens, even small patches of land can usefully support biodiversity. https://www.buglife.org.uk/bugs/
Our work with honeybees makes this responsibility clear: if we keep bees, we must also increase forage for all pollinators, not just our hives. Re-naturing spaces, restoring soil, and creating simple habitats for invertebrates is part of how we teach respect for all beings. It shows children and adults that caring for the land is not abstract environmentalism but a practical way of supporting the living systems we depend on.
Bee Connection works through collaboration. We partner with schools, community groups and other organisations because real change grows through cooperation and mutual support.
We are a social enterprise. The work we do in schools directly supports our community programmes, ensuring that accessible nature-based experiences reach the people who need them most. It means that when families and schools choose our activities, they are also contributing to broader social impact.
Volunteers are an important part of this work, and we welcome people with skills in ecology, education, gardening, digital work, or general organisation. If you are interested in supporting our programmes—whether through time, expertise or a donation—your contribution helps us keep our nature-based sessions accessible, especially for adults rebuilding their lives after trafficking or torture. Every form of involvement strengthens the connected community we are building.
All donations are gratefully received!
