Suits, tools & outreach · one-off sponsorship
Sponsor the kit that puts people next to the bees
Our school visits across Gwent are free, and they only work because there is enough protective kit on the van for a class to take turns at the hive. The same gear covers volunteer training days and every swarm we get called out to.
Everything here is a one-off payment, and the cheaper items are the ones we replace most often.
Suits, tools & outreach
Protective Gear & Educational Kit
The kit that puts people safely next to a live colony — free school outreach across Gwent, volunteer training, and swarm rescue work.
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One-off payment
The Adult Beekeeper
A full adult protective suit, gloves and boots for a volunteer or trainee working the apiary alongside us.
£190
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One-off payment
The Junior Beekeeper
A child-sized protective suit for our free school visits, so pupils can meet a working colony up close and in safety.
£50.99
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One-off payment
The Gauntlets
A pair of sting-proof gauntlets — the most frequently replaced item in an apiary that teaches as well as produces.
£10
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One-off payment
The Hive Tool
The single most-used tool in beekeeping: parting boxes, lifting frames and clearing brace comb at every inspection.
£10
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One-off payment
The Smoker
A stainless smoker to settle a colony during inspections and demonstrations, keeping both the bees and visiting children calm.
£50
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One-off payment
The Swarm Catcher
Bait hive and collection kit used to recover swarms across Torfaen and rehome them into managed, monitored colonies.
£30
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One-off payment
The Royal Guard
Queen protection kit — the cages and marking gear used to handle, track and safeguard our selected breeder queens.
£15
Also worth a look
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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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Frames & feed
The parts a colony uses up every year — brood and super frames, wax foundation, and the winter rations that carry a hive through to spring.
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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.