Bee Loop’s honey packaging that’s Organic, Recyclable, Renewable, Edible, Biodegradable, Antifungal, Antiviral, Antiseptic, and Antibacterial.

Bees are a vital component to our Ecosystem and have been for over 130 years, however in recent times with modern agriculture they are at a high risk of extinction. Bee Loop’s aim was to create a sustainable packaging for their organic honey, which will not only contribute to the zero-waste packaging, but also have a positive impact on bees’ existence.

This stunning honey pot, designed by Aurimas Kadzevičius, consists of just two ingredients: 100% organic beeswax taken from the hive when the honey is extracted, and organic linen from which the honey pot opener is made. The linen string sits between the pot and lid and when pulled cuts through the layer of beeswax used to naturally seal the lid and pot together.

All labelling and branding is made with fire-heated marks, which easily imprints on Beeswax, thus removing the need for additional paper or ink. Furthermore, a natural colour scheme, organically provided by utilising different wax pigments, is used to differentiate between the 3 honey variants:

1. Linden Honey Pot. Made of 100% linden honey beeswax, which is extracted from the Linden tree, which bears a light-yellow colouration.

2. Buckwheat Honey Pot. Made of 100% buckwheat honey beeswax. Buckwheat flowers are often dark in colour, which leads to a rich, amber-coloured honey with a slight reddish tint.

3. Forest Honey Pot. Made of 100% forest honey beeswax, which comes from the sap produced by aphids on the bark of the forest trees and flowers. This wax is much darker, almost brown in colour.

The minimally designed packaging is made in a way that creates its own complete life cycle - Bees construct honeycomb beeswax - Bees store honey in the honeycombs - Beekeeper removes the honeycomb to harvest honey - Honeycomb beeswax then used to create beeswax honey pots - Honey is packed into a beeswax honey pot - Honey consumed - Beeswax honey pots returned (if not consumed with the honey) to the beekeeper - Beekeeper returns beeswax to the hive.

This simple and ingenious cycle goes beyond ‘Zero waste’ by giving back to the bees, contributing to the global sustainability process and gives the brand its name ‘Bee Loop’.

For more information about the Bee Loop design visit their website or follow them on Instagram: Bee Loop or Pencil & Lion .

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