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Bee is passionate about sharing her knowledge and encouraging reconnection with nature at all levels. Bee is a medical herbalist and botanist with over 20 years clinical experience and has been incorporating wild foods into her diet and making medicines for over 22 years.  Education, connection and empowerment are key to greater health autonomy, wellbeing and vitality.

Tickets for the events may be booked directly with Bee via email (bergitte@herbsbybee.co.uk)  and payment may be made via BACS or by requesting a payment link.  Do sign up to my newsletter to hear about the latest developments!

Events remaining in 2026

Jekka’s June Open Days

Friday 5th & Saturday 6th June
Location: Jekka’s Herb Farm, near Bristol

Jekka’s June Open Days are divided into two sessions; a morning session from 9am to 12pm and an afternoon session from 1pm to 4pm. Each session includes a guided Jekka’s Herbertum tour and an inspiring herb talk, giving you the opportunity to learn directly from the garden while still having time to explore and enjoy.

This is the third year I will be leading medicinal herb walks around Jekka’s Herbetum, and I can’t wait!

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Garden Insight Sessions

Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th June
Location: Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire

My working gardens are home to around 120 medicinal plant species. Some are woven through the borders, some are grown in beds ready to harvest, and others grow wild among the permanent pasture and hedgerows.

This year, I am hosting three Garden Insight Sessions — relaxed, ticketed two-hour visits designed to give you time to wander, enjoy a guided garden tour, and sit with herbal cuppa.

Plant name tags will be in place throughout the gardens, giving you the chance to meet a wide variety of medicinal plants and plant allies at your own pace.

During each session, I will lead a 30-minute themed walk, introducing you to key medicinal herbs and sharing how they are grown, harvested and used. Fresh herbal teas and Bee’s Teas will be available to enjoy during the sessions, with Bee’s Teas and selected items from my dispensary shop available to buy if you would like to take something home.

These sessions are an opportunity to step beyond the herbal dispensary and into the gardens where many of the remedies begin. This is a space I have lovingly developed over many years, and I would love to share it with you. You will also have the chance to see a little behind the scenes, including how some of these vibrant herbs are transformed into tinctures.

The Garden Insight Sessions have been created so that more people can experience the gardens than I am usually able to welcome on workshop days. These are one-off summer sessions, created especially to share the gardens at their seasonal peak.

Tickets are £10 per person for a two-hour Garden Insight Session, plus booking fee.

Session Times

Wednesday 24th June
1pm – 3pm
Includes a 30-minute garden tour at 1.30pm focusing on key herbs for women’s health. Buy Ticket

4pm – 6pm
Includes a 30-minute garden tour at 4.30pm focusing on key herbs used for stress and anxiety. Buy Ticket

Thursday 25th June
10am – 12pm
Includes a 30-minute garden tour at 10.30am focusing on key herbs for digestive health and wellbeing. Buy Ticket

Herbal Infused Oils and Balms Mastery

A day of herbal oils and balms for the home apothecary

Date: Saturday 27th June, 10.30am – 5pm
Location: Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Making herbal infused oils for external preparations is both an art and a science. From harvesting fresh herbs at the right time, to choosing suitable base oils and understanding how best to infuse them, there is a rich and practical wisdom behind every effective herbal balm.

Once a herbal infused oil has been created, it can be used in a wide variety of external preparations — from simple everyday balms to more targeted remedies for supporting the skin, tissues, muscles and joints.

In this immersive, hands-on workshop, key herbs growing in the medicinal gardens will be explored in depth, looking at their traditional uses, therapeutic properties and how to choose the right herb and oil for the preparation being made.

Throughout the day, these plants will be met both practically and therapeutically — learning how they grow, what they offer, how to infuse them well, and how to transform herbal oils into useful, effective balms for the home apothecary.

What we will explore

Understanding Herbal Infused Oils

• Why herbal infused oils are such valuable external preparations
• The difference between fresh and dried herb infusions
• How to choose the right base oil for different preparations and purposes
• Key considerations for harvesting, preparing and infusing herbs
• How to avoid common mistakes when making herbal infused oils

Herbal Support for Skin, Tissues and Joints

• Key herbs for soothing, protecting, repairing and nourishing tissues
• How to understand their therapeutic actions and indications
• Choosing herbs for different external preparations
• When to use gentle everyday balms and when more targeted support may be needed
• Safety considerations, cautions and contra-indications for external use

Creating Effective Medicinal Balms

• How to turn herbal infused oils into balms
• Understanding ratios, texture and consistency
• Choosing oils, beeswax and optional essential oils
• Bee’s top infused oil and balm-making tips
• How to safely incorporate a small selection of essential oils

A Hands-On Experience

During the day, you will:

• Walk around the medicinal gardens, meeting the plants where they grow
• Explore key herbs including Calendula, Chickweed, Comfrey, Lawn Daisy, Lavender, Lemon Balm, Plantain and St John’s Wort
• Work with both fresh and dried herbs
• Prepare and discuss different herbal infused oils
• Make a selection of balms, including Bee’s much-loved Healing Balm
• Make your own lip balm
• Create your own personalised balm, choosing the ingredients you would like to work with

During the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to draw on the knowledge gained throughout the day to create your own personalised balm. You will choose the herbs, oils and other ingredients you feel most drawn to, giving you a chance to consolidate your learning and create a preparation tailored to your own needs or interests.

Please note that this workshop will focus on traditional beeswax-based balms. Vegan balms will not be covered.

You will take home

• Your own balms bag containing 3 balms
• One herbal infused oil
• Beeswax to help you continue balm making at home
• Detailed handouts with space for personal notes and observations
• Recipes and top tips for future reference

You will leave with:

• Greater confidence in making herbal infused oils at home
• A deeper understanding of how to choose herbs and oils for external preparations
• Practical balm-making skills you can use again and again
• Knowledge of key herbs for supporting skin, tissues, muscles and joints
• A clearer understanding of safe essential oil use in balms
• A deeper connection with the plants growing around you

This workshop will take place on my 2-acre smallholding, which consists of wild areas, permanent pasture and a number of garden ‘rooms’. Over 120 medicinal plants are grown onsite — some wild and others cultivated — giving us a rich living apothecary to explore throughout the day.

Practical Details

🕥 10:30am – 5pm, please arrive at 10:15am
📍 Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire
🌿 Places are limited to keep the workshop small, personal and hands-on, so early booking is recommended.
💷 £135 including handouts, your beautiful balms bag containing 3 balms, one herbal infused oil, beeswax to continue balm making at home, drinks and afternoon cake
🥗 Please bring your own lunch

If you would like to join me for both weekend workshops — Herbal Infused Oils and Balms Mastery on Saturday 27th June and Herbs for Stress and Anxiety on Sunday 28th June — you can book both for £250, saving £20.

Herbs for Stress and Anxiety

A day of nervous system support, herbal wisdom and remedy making

Date: Sunday 28th June, 10.30am – 5pm

Location: Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Stress, anxiety and overwhelm are increasingly common experiences in modern life. Herbal medicine can be amazingly supportive, helping to calm the nervous system, ease the stress response and bring us back towards steadiness, clarity and resilience.

Alongside calming herbs, we’ll also explore restorative herbs that help to nourish, strengthen and ground us over time — offering support not just in moments of acute stress, but also when we feel depleted, stretched or worn thin.

In this immersive, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore key herbs that help to calm, strengthen and restore the nervous system. Many of these plants can be grown in your own garden or found thriving in familiar herbal spaces, making them accessible allies for everyday wellbeing.

Throughout the day, we’ll meet these plants both practically and therapeutically — learning how they grow, what they offer, and how to combine them safely and effectively in teas, tinctures and herbal vinegars.

What we will explore

Understanding Stress and Anxiety

• What happens in the body during a stress response
• How herbs can support the nervous system
• The difference between calming, nourishing and restorative herbs
• When herbs are appropriate — and when professional support is needed

Herbal Support for the Nervous System

• Key herbs for stress, anxiety and emotional resilience
• How to understand their therapeutic actions and indications
• How to choose the right herbs for different people and situations
• Contra-indications, cautions and safe dosage guidance

Formulating Effective Remedies

• How to blend herbs together with purpose and clarity
• Creating remedies that are specific to your needs or those of a family member
• The difference between teas, tinctures and herbal vinegars
• Bee’s top tincture and vinegar-making tips

A Truly Hands-On Experience

• Walk around the gardens together, meeting the plants where they grow
• Explore approximately 15 key herbs for stress and anxiety
• Look closely at their actions, indications and uses
• Work with both fresh herbs from the garden and selected dried herbs
• Create your own bespoke tincture or medicinal vinegar blend from fresh and dried herbs to take home

During the afternoon, you’ll have the opportunity to draw on the knowledge gained in the morning session to formulate your own personalised tincture or medicinal vinegar. You’ll write your own blend, harvest the herbs you need where possible, and create a remedy tailored to support you or someone close to you.

You will Take Home

• Your own bespoke tincture or medicinal vinegar blend
• A bag of herbal tea to support stress and anxiety
• Detailed handouts covering approximately 15 herbs
• Space within your handouts for personal notes and observations
• A practical reference tool to support future remedy making

You will leave with:

• Greater confidence in using herbs for nervous system support
• A deeper understanding of how to choose and combine herbs safely
• Practical tincture-making skills you can use at home
• Knowledge of dosage, cautions and contra-indications
• A deeper connection with the plants growing around you

This workshop will take place on my 2 acre small holding, which consists of wild areas, permanent pasture and a number of garden ‘rooms’. Over 120 medicinal plants are grown onsite — some wild and others cultivated — giving us a rich living apothecary to explore throughout the day.

Practical Details
🕥 10:30am – 5pm, please arrive at 10:15am
📍 Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire
🌿 Places are limited to keep the workshop small, personal and hands-on, so early booking is recommended
💷 £135 including handouts, your bespoke tincture or medicinal vinegar blend, a bag of nervous system support tea, drinks and afternoon cake
🥗 Please bring your own lunch

If you would like to join me for both weekend workshops — Herbal Infused Oils and Balms Mastery on Saturday 27th June and Herbs for Stress and Anxiety on Sunday 28th June — you can book both for £250, saving £20.

Winter Herbal Farmacy

A day of acute herbal medicine, winter remedies and seasonal treatment skills

Date: Friday 4th September OR Sunday 6th September, 10.30am – 5.30pm
Location: Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Autumn and winter often go hand in hand with an increase in colds, coughs, fevers, viral infections, sore throats, sinus congestion and tummy upsets. Families can feel as though they lurch from one thing to the next, especially during the colder months.

Knowing how to effectively treat common winter ailments with herbal medicine can make such a difference. With the right herbs, foods and preparations to hand, you can feel more confident in assessing what is going on, choosing appropriate remedies, and supporting yourself and your loved ones through acute illness and recovery.

In this immersive, hands-on workshop, we will explore a range of plant allies for winter treatment — from wild medicines and garden herbs to kitchen cupboard spices. You will learn how to use them effectively when treating a variety of winter infections and common acute ailments, while also developing a clearer understanding of symptom pictures, red flags and when professional medical support is needed.

Teaching is adapted to the baseline knowledge and experience of the group, making the day suitable for those new to herbal medicine as well as those with clinical or healthcare experience who want to deepen their understanding of acute herbal treatment.

Throughout the day, we will look at how common winter ailments present, what the body needs during illness and recovery, which foods can support or hinder recovery, and how to choose safe and effective herbal preparations for different presentations.

Also included is a one-hour online group follow-up session approximately one month after the workshop, offering time for questions, consolidation and revisiting any areas that need further clarification.

What We Will Explore

Understanding Winter Ailments

• How common winter ailments present
• Colds, coughs, fevers, viral infections, sore throats, sinus congestion and tummy upsets
• Understanding symptom pictures and patterns
• How to assess what kind of support is needed
• Red flags, safety considerations and when to seek professional medical advice
• Supporting the body during acute illness and recovery

Herbal Treatment for the Winter Season

• Key herbs for treating common winter ailments
• Wild medicines, garden herbs and kitchen cupboard spices
• How to choose herbs for different presentations and stages of illness
• The role of warming, stimulating, relaxing, soothing and immune-supportive herbs
• Foods that nutritionally support recovery and foods that may hinder it
• Safe and effective use of herbs for yourself and your loved ones 

Creating a Winter Herbal Farmacy

• How to make and use herbal infusions
• How to make and use decoctions
• Firecider vinegar and warming winter remedies
• Herbal vinegars and oxymels
• Syrups for coughs and seasonal infections
• Practical preparation tips for winter remedy making
• How to build a useful Winter Herbal First Aid kit

A Hands-On Experience

During the day, you will:

• Work with a range of key herbs, spices and winter remedies
• Make, taste and learn about different herbal preparations
• Explore herbal infusions for teas, soaks and gargles
• Explore decoctions for teas, soaks and gargles
• Make or prepare selected remedies for your Winter Herbal First Aid kit
• Head out into the garden to meet some of the plants where they grow
• Learn practical ways to treat and support common winter ailments at home
• This workshop combines hands-on and experiential learning with clinically informed teaching and clear, practical guidance for the season ahead. You will leave with an enhanced understanding of common winter ailments and greater confidence in choosing appropriate herbal and nutritional treatment.

Winter Preparations Covered

• Herbal infusions
• Decoctions
• Firecider vinegar
• Herbal vinegars
• Oxymels
• Syrups

These preparations will be explored as teas, soaks, gargles, vinegars, syrups and other practical forms of acute herbal support. 

You Will Take Home

Your own Winter Herbal First Aid kit, containing:

• Breatheasy Essential Oil Blend
• Colds and Fever Support Tea
• Cough Syrup
• Echinacea Tincture
• Elderberry and Spice Vinegar
• Firecider Vinegar
• Headcold / Sinusitis Spice Blend
• Onion and Garlic Syrup

Some of these remedies will be made during the workshop, giving you practical experience as well as a well-stocked seasonal remedy kit to take home.

You will also receive a detailed notebook, including:

• Information on 24 key herbs
• A number of winter remedy recipes
• Preparation tips
• Illness symptom pictures and treatment approaches
• Space for your own notes and observations

You will leave with:

• Greater confidence in treating common winter ailments at home
• A deeper understanding of key winter herbs and spices
• Practical acute remedy-making skills for the colder months
• A well-stocked Winter Herbal First Aid kit
• Clearer knowledge of symptom pictures, red flags and when to seek medical support
• A deeper connection with the plants and preparations of the winter season

This workshop will take place on my 2-acre smallholding, which consists of wild areas, permanent pasture and a number of garden ‘rooms’. Over 120 medicinal plants are grown onsite — some wild and others cultivated — giving us a rich living apothecary to explore throughout the day.

The workshop will be held outdoors in the Bee-Hive shelter, and we will also spend some time in the garden, so please dress appropriately for the weather.

Food and Refreshments
Herbal teas will be available throughout the day.
A mug of warming soup will be provided at lunchtime. Please bring your own accompaniments to enjoy with your soup.
Afternoon tea and cake are also included.

Practical Details
🕥 10:30am – 5:30pm, please arrive at 10:15am
📍 Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire
🌿 Places are limited to keep the workshop small, personal and hands-on, so early booking is recommended.
💷 £165 including your Winter Herbal First Aid kit, 27-page notebook, herbal teas, lunch soup, afternoon tea and cake
💻 Also included is a one-hour online group follow-up session one month later, to help consolidate the learning and answer questions that arise once you have had time to use your remedies and notebook.
🥣 Please bring your own accompaniments to enjoy with your mug of soup
🧥 This workshop takes place outdoors in the Bee-Hive shelter, with time in the garden, so please dress appropriately

Past Events from 2026

Spring Cleansing and Nourishing

A day of wild foods, herbal wisdom and seasonal renewal
Date: Saturday 28th March, 10.30am – 5pm 

Location: Bee’s Herbalist @ Home premises, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Spring offers us an abundance of wild plants that gently support the body’s natural cleansing processes — while deeply nourishing us at the same time.

In this immersive, hands-on workshop, we’ll explore around 30 common wild plants — many likely growing in your garden or local green spaces — and discover how these so-called ‘weeds’ are actually nutritional powerhouses. Rich in minerals, bitter principles and diverse phytonutrients, they can support detox pathways, improve gut health and expand our nutritional diversity after winter.

Throughout the day, we’ll meet these Wild Allies as both foods and medicines.

What We’ll Explore

Understanding Cleansing

• What do we really mean by “cleansing”?
• When is it appropriate — and when is it not?
• Supporting the body’s natural channels of elimination
• The role of hydration, nourishment and gentle support

Herbal Support

• Key spring herbs for liver, lymph and digestion
• How to safely and practically incorporate them into daily life
• Food as medicine: integrating wild plants into everyday meals

A Truly Hands-On Experience
This is not a sit-and-listen workshop.
We’ll:

• Walk the land together, identifying and foraging seasonal plants
• Focus in depth on 5 key spring plants
• Meet approximately 30 plants over the course of the day
• Prepare nourishing and cleansing dishes from what we gather
• Share food, knowledge and connection

Menu for the Day

• Vitality green juice
• Nettle soup (my favourite version!)
• Tuscan-inspired wild greens & beans stew
• Foraged seasonal salad
• Energy balls with a wild twist
• Cleansing and supportive herbal teas throughout the day

You’ll leave with:

• Practical knowledge you can apply immediately
• Greater confidence in identifying and using wild plants
• A collection of recipes and detailed handouts
• A nourished body and inspired spirit

This workshop will take place on my 2 acre small holding, which consists of wild areas, permanent pasture and a number of garden ‘rooms’.  Over 120 medicinal plants are grown onsite – some are wild and others cultivated!

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