Social value comes in various guises, and it doesn’t have to be about big corporates shouting what they do from rooftops. Often, it’s small businesses where a proprietor is following a personal passion that allows them to fulfil their ambitions whilst making a difference to those with whom they work.

We were delighted to deliver two hives of our lovely bees to Eversheds Sutherland’s London office rooftop. Our bees settled in immediately, taking to their lovely new surroundings in the City.

We loved visiting St George’s School, Wrotham and The Study Prep, Wimbledon as guest speakers for World Bee Day.

‘The pandemic made me realise that I wanted more than just to be at my desk,’ says Michael Walsh, a former Covington & Burling associate who founded The Urban Apiarist last year 🐝

One of our most commonly asked questions is “I want to help bees, but I don’t know where to start.”

The answer to that is actually a lot more straightforward than you might think. Many people in urban London don’t have big garden spaces nor the resources to take care of a bee colony, but actually, small actions can help us make a big impact supporting our local bees.

The Urban Apiarist was featured in the Westcombe News in June 2021. Michael Walsh has been a keen beekeeper since he was 10 years old. After starting the beekeeping project at his law firm in London, he has decided to get into beekeeping professionally.