Swede is a fabulous vegetable that rarely gets the attention it deserves. It's often simply boiled, seasoned and mashed- but for this recipe we'll show you how to turn swede into a delicious alternative roasted vegetable accompaniment. This recipe is bursting with festive flavour and will add a unique and special touch to your Christmas day meal. It also works really well with chicken and turkey roast dinners at any time of the year!

This recipe will make around 12 crumbly, melt in the mouth, 6cm honey shortbread rounds. Unlike the thick sticks of shortbread you might find in a supermarket, these are both light and delicate. We used a 6cm circular cutter but you can of course cut them in any shape you like.

This delicious shortbread is the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee and has delighted everyone who we have given them to! It has a low ingredient count and is relatively quick and easy to make. So let's get baking!

Salmon is a great option for creating a really special meal. If you are looking for a recipe to treat someone special in your life, then this might be the perfect choice.

I've created this recipe for two but if you want to make it a family meal then you can just double everything. I used boneless skin-on Salmon fillets from the supermarket refrigerator section. It's a simple but delicious meal that uses many of the same ingredients we've used in our previous recipes. 

Iced Tea is very common in other parts of the world and is a fantastic alternative to your usual hot cuppa. We've made these easy recipes using standard tea bags that you'll have in your cupboard already, so you don't have to go out and buy anything special.

The following recipes will make around 1 litre of iced tea in a jug or pitcher. Because of the way we've created these recipes there's no need for it to be heat proof, so you can use anything from an inexpensive plastic jug or container to an expensive glass pitcher without having to worry!

When it comes to salad dressings, it's no surprise that honey mustard is the one I always reach for! There's something about the sweet honey combined with the other tangy ingredients that really does turn the dullest lettuce leaf into a crunchy, tasty delight!

There really is no reason to buy bottles of salad dressing when they are so quick and easy to make at home with a few easy to find ingredients. You'll also have the knowledge that your salad dressings won't be full of artificial emulsifiers and thickeners that are often used to cut down on the production cost of the supermarket products...

Honey has many natural properties that can help treat colds and coughs. Honey contains antioxidant, antibacterial, and antimicrobial properties that fight against the virus and treats the cold and its underlying symptoms. It also helps to soothe a sore or scratchy throat naturally and it can boost the immune system when you are feeling under the weather. And it's not just us saying this! It has been proven by scientists at Oxford University!

In this blog we'll look at some other additional ingredients you can combine with honey  to try and keep those seasonal colds and flu at bay... 

Autumn is a great time to get outside and prepare your garden for the winter. While we do that, there are also many things we can do to help the bees over these cold months too!

In this blog we'll cover some gardening tips and some ideas for flowering plants that will be help our buzzy friends this winter...

At Just Bee, we love using the central library. There is a Business and IP (Intellectual Property) Centre which provides lots of useful research resources and support for local businesses. A few weeks ago, the IP Centre got in touch and asked if I’d like to be involved with its latest programme, Food Mania. The aim is to provide mentoring to people that are thinking about starting a food business; the mentors would be local entrepreneurs and business owners...