Frames & feed · one-off sponsorship
Sponsor the things a colony uses up
Boxes last for years. Frames, foundation and feed do not — comb is drawn out, brood combs are rotated out on a cycle, and a light colony has to be fed before the cold sets in. These are the running costs of keeping bees without chemicals.
Small sponsorships, but the ones that come round again every single season. Each is a one-off payment; if you would rather cover them continuously, the Comb Builder and Winter Feeder subscriptions do exactly that.
Frames, foundation & feed
Consumables & Colony Feed
The parts of a hive that are used up and replaced every season — comb drawn out by the bees, foundation fitted each spring, and the feed that carries a colony through the winter.
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One-off payment
Brood Frames (10-Pack)
Ten frames of laying space, giving a queen the room she needs to build a strong, healthy brood nest.
£20
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One-off payment
Super Frames (10-Pack)
Ten shallow frames of honey storage — the comb our foragers fill during a good Welsh nectar flow.
£18
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One-off payment
Wax Foundation Pack
Clean, wax-coated foundation sheets that give the bees a starting template and keep our comb free of chemical residues.
£17
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One-off payment
Winter Rations
Fondant and feed to carry a colony through the lean months between the last ivy flow and the first spring forage.
£15
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Hives & hardware
Complete Anel hive systems, plus the brood boxes, supers, bio-secure Varroa floors, insulated roofs and crown boards they are built from.
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Suits & tools
Adult and child-sized bee suits, gauntlets, hive tools, smokers and swarm collection kit for our free school visits and rescue callouts.
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Monthly backing
Recurring sponsorship from £5 a month, which is what lets us plan a whole season rather than a single week.
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Every sponsorship
The complete list on a single page, with filters, plus the story of where the money actually goes.
Sponsoring on behalf of a business or school?
Larger commercial partnerships, multi-hive placements and site-hosted apiaries are arranged directly. Tell us what you have in mind and we will put together a proposal covering placement, monitoring and reporting.
Email markus@tymel.co.uk or use the partnership enquiry form. Checkout is handled securely by Stripe; Tŷ Mêl Apiary never sees or stores your card details.