Helping from home
Now coming to you remotely, the Bee Team are still here to assist!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beehive office remains temporarily closed - but we are still on hand to help with all of your illustration needs! Catch us on email, or schedule a video call to chat through your requirements.
Helping the bees
In an effort to help the UK's pollinating insects, we're giving away bee-friendly seeds!
Encouraging pollinators back into our gardens is vital to ensure the health of our planet, and the stability of our food supply. Ask for some bee-friendly seeds when you place a commission with us!
Readers galore!
Bringing stories alive in the classroom
Our talented illustrators have been busy producing huge sets of classroom readers for a variety of publishers, and they've now hit the shelves! Check out our Showcase for a closer look at some of our favourite titles.
Beeswax wraps
The sustainable alternative to cling film and tinfoil
We love to promote local businesses, so how about spending your Honey Points on an eco-friendly gift? Based here in the Cotswolds, The Beeswax Wrap Company offer a wonderful way of reducing food storage waste.
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A Big Thank You To Our Followers!07/10/2021
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We are over the moon to learn that 'Jane Goodall: A Champion of Chimpanzees' illustrated by Beehive's very own Gustavo Mazali, has been listed as one of Bank Street's 2021 Best Children's Books of the Year!
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Beehive Artist Xavier Mula has been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2021!23/09/2021
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Come and take a peek into our next 'Under the Cover.' This time we will be looking at a self-publishing series! It has been a delight to work with new writer, Alison Grunwald on her zany series, Whatever Next, Grandma! Illustrated by Beehive artist Mike Phillips.
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Getting To Know The Bees! Laura Arias01/09/2021
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Feature Month: Women in traditionally male roles!30/08/2021
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Working with Beehive Illustration has been an absolute pleasure! They moved mountains to help me illustrate my children's book. Contact with the illustrator (Mike Phillips) has been smooth and always very quick. But most importantly, Mike and the agency made everything possible - Mike is supremely talented and he brought all the characters to life in a way that made the magic happen for everyone. We are already putting in place plans for book two.
Tereza Matysova - Author of Spikey. Published by Compass-Publishing UK -
We are thrilled to announce that 'Shinoy and the Chaos Crew' series has been shortlisted in Teach Primary's 2021 Awards!
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Find out how you can support 'We Need Diverse Books' through Beehive!28/07/2021
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Getting To Know The Bees! Valeria Abatzoglu27/07/2021
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Schools around the world have been taking part in the Collins Big Cat Writing Competiton! Beehive artist Amit Tayal took part as one of the judges in the panel and brought the winning stories to life!
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NSPCC partners with Ladybird for the charity's first children's book. Illustrated by Beehive's very own, Fhiona Galloway.
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Beehive celebrates Pride Month 2021!17/06/2021
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Working with Beehive Illustration has been a dream. One of the best parts of creating the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series has been seeing the staggering artwork develop into stunning final pieces that have always exceeded my hopes and expectations. It has been a huge pleasure working with such a talented, professional and friendly team.
Chris Callaghan - Author of Harper Collins Shinoy and the Chaos Crew -
We are very proud to announce that 'A Letter from Tashi: A Snow Leopard Tale', illustrated by Beehive's Jan Smith and written by Carrie Hasler is a IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner!
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Take a tour of our new website!11/05/2021
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Welcome to our brand new feature, where we'll be taking you 'under the cover' of some of our favourite recent titles! We'll examine the creative process that goes into bringing a book to life, and speaking to the artists, editors, and writers involved. This time, we'll look at 'Shinoy and the Chaos Crew', a brand new adventure series for Key Stage 1, published by HarperCollins.
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Celebrating empowering Women!10/03/2021
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An Immigrant's Tale - Read Beehive illustrator Robin Lawrie's amazing autobiographical tale of his family's experiences emigrating from a Scottish mining village in 1953 to Vancouver via a Cunard White Star Liner.
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I'm always impressed by the level of care Beehive take of the jobs I commission with their artists. Their professionalism, attention to detail, fairness and unflappable good humour in the face of some pretty apocalyptic briefing endeavours never ceases to astonish. You know that a job placed with Beehive will go as smoothly as possible.
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COVID-1914/01/2021
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Last Summer Chuck Whelon's search and find illustrations for the Daily Mail's 'Great Summer £50,000 Treasure Hunt' became their biggest ever summer competition! Great work, Chuck!
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Rosie brings Classic fm’s Hall of Fame to life!08/05/2020
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Rosie steals the spotlight16/10/2019
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Omar Aranda guests at International Book Fair03/10/2019
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Dave Smith's elephant for Elmer's Big Parade02/07/2019
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Friendly, professional and always a pleasure to work with the Beehive team. Their artists produce fantastic artwork and never let us down!
Kamae Design -
First Prize for Pablo!23/05/2019
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Rosie's hand-painted pod26/06/2018
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It's a girl!07/02/2018
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Bees at the Book Fair20/03/2017
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It's the Beehive Christmas Activity Pack!16/12/2016
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My first venture into writing Children's illustrated books came to a grinding halt until I was directed by a friend to Beehive Illustration. Through Beehive, Rupert Van Wyk managed to illustrate 3 books absolutely beautifully. To my chagrin, the first comment from most readers is 'what beautiful illustrations" - never mind about the author!
Penny Tuttey - Author -
The Bees Meet the Scholastic Ladies!24/11/2016
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Bees on Target!20/10/2016
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Jumping Bees!19/05/2016
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Captain Jim gets a 1st.26/04/2016
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Working with the Beehive team over the last 12 years has been an absolute pleasure. Not only with individual attention to project handling, but ‘can-do’ attitude and approachability, make working on projects an easy and happy teamwork experience
Carolyn Gibson - Designer -
Bees in Pyjamas for Children in Need13/11/2015
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Arnie creates a BUZZ....05/06/2015
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It's a Girl!04/06/2015
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Christina's last day for six months24/04/2015
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Welcome new-bee Abigail04/12/2014
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Budding young writing winners01/04/2014
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Ellie's had another boy17/10/2013
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The Bees' Knees-Up25/07/2013
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Wychwood and a Wedding21/06/2013
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Tamara and the Bees19/03/2013
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Double Chocolate for February16/06/2012
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Olympic Torch through Cirencester23/05/2012
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Bee-friendly flower seeds04/04/2012
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Jim Peacock creates a Buzz06/03/2012
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SNOW!!10/12/2010
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They've had a little boy!03/11/2010
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Ellie and Bud get married
21/06/2009
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Beehive at Bologna10/05/2007
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Beehive at Bologna - the early years15/05/2004
We support
Read for Good’s vision is for all children in the UK to be given the opportunity, space and motivation to develop their own love of reading. This will benefit them throughout their lives – for good. One of the reasons kids don’t read is lack of motivation. One of the things that motivates kids is helping other kids. Our simple (but brilliant) idea is to link the two.
