our Story

How it started

Cheese and Bees was originally founded by Pete and Bev Davies.

For years Pete has had a lead role working for the National bee unit of DEFRA, (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs), but thought it would be fun to open a small shop in his spare time to sell some quality cheeses and local produce, including his own delicious local honey.

Taking an empty unit on Humans Farm along side the amazing Samuels Butchers & Farm shop and Brothers in Arms restaurant -

Cheese and Bees was launched.

The business was an instant hit, but in 2023 Pete and Bev decided to step back from the shop to allow it to grow to its potential, and concentrate on the bees.

The evolution

The batten was passed on to another Peter - Peter Pooley.

Peter and his family were proud to be selected to take over the business. With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, love for good food and a head full of ideas to start a new exciting era.

With a love for cheese and a desire to share a passion with others. The goal became to provide the highest quality cheeses from the UK and around Europe, while providing a unique shopping experience for our customers. Unpretentious and friendly.

Cheese Education

Cheese is one of the oldest and most loved foods and plays a huge part in science, nature, history and world culture.

We've developed taste and talk events and shop tastings where you can learn about cheese-making processes, flavour profiles, and perfect pairings.

At the heart of our mission is a passion for challenging conventional knowledge and pushing the boundaries of what we understand about food.

We believe that the way we approach what we eat is not just about nourishment, but about questioning and rethinking old ideas, exploring new perspectives, and uncovering deeper truths about our food systems.

A Cheese Mongers Guide

To build on our knowledge and increase our resources and connections we launched a digital channel which is presented by Pete as the professional cheese monger and produced by Ebony a professional cheese eater and lover of everything cheese.

Based in and around our Cheese shop on Humans Farm, in our casual, down to earth approach, we aim to bring entertaining video content to entertain, offer education and enjoy.

Our main programme is us hitting the road to visit cheese makers, farms, and artisanal producers, with our goal of campaigning to get people understanding about the food we’re eating and where it comes from, but also have some fun doing it.

And......

Our stock list contains over 100 cheeses, and we have access to 100's more available by special order. We also offer an extensive range of fine food, gifts and hampers on our website and in the shop.

Delivery is available UK wide. Click & collect service is also available.

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