Grouse Moors Are Keepering It Sweet

Gamekeepers and beekeepers have formed a unique partnership for the benefit of moorland heather and local honey producers

A new film explores how Scottish grouse estates are supporting local businesses, by teaming up with honey producers to give bees access to managed heather.

Estates in Tayside, the Angus Glens and the Lammermuirs work with beekeepers who put their hives on the moors every August and September. The bees feed on the heather and pollinate it in

turn. This successful partnership is explored in a short film, A Bee’s Life on the Moor, which has been commissioned by the Tomatin Moorland Group to show how local estates and honey producer Struan Apiaries work together.