Bergitte McGovern, Medical Herbalist

Bergitte McGovern, Medical Herbalist Medical Herbalist with 19 years experience. Understand your true Nature and work with nature 💚

Sophie Hearts Photography has captured the vibe of the Fair so brilliantly 👏 Check these out 😍👌
05/10/2025

Sophie Hearts Photography has captured the vibe of the Fair so brilliantly 👏 Check these out 😍👌

This years Blackberry Fair felt like another great success, despite the weather! There might not have been stalls on the...
05/10/2025

This years Blackberry Fair felt like another great success, despite the weather!

There might not have been stalls on the High Street, but the music flowed, as did people. St Alkmonds Church flung it's doors open and it was beautiful for it to feel so alive with an eclectic mix of stalls and people.

I was delighted that 8 folk joined me on my 'Weeds that work' walk as I honestly wasn't holding my breath 😂. There were about 10 edibles and medicinals in the derelict patch of land just up from the Old Town Vaults - beautiful w**ds coming up through the tarmac. Bins and a bit of rubbish don't put off tenacious plants 💪. In St Alkmunds church yard we added about another 10 plants to the list. Over 20 medicinals and edibles in places we don't tend to give a 2nd glance to! Thanks to those of you who joined me for the walk - it was really great to have you along!

Thank you, thank you to the amazing volunteers who put their heart and soul, time and energy towards the Fair. Such an amazing day and so great for community🙏 ❤️

Oh my gosh - well, this could be interesting with Storm Amy visiting! I will be ready to share some interesting and fun ...
03/10/2025

Oh my gosh - well, this could be interesting with Storm Amy visiting! I will be ready to share some interesting and fun facts about 'w**ds that work' with whoever shows up for my walk! My great signage may not be in use - we will see what tomorrow brings! Come support your local community, which includes you and me! Have fun and stay safe 💪🍂💚

The Blackberry Fair is my favourite local event of the year! You, me, us, our community ❤️🥳🌿💚👌This year i will be leadin...
27/09/2025

The Blackberry Fair is my favourite local event of the year! You, me, us, our community ❤️🥳🌿💚👌

This year i will be leading a 'Weeds that Work' walk! We will meet outside Gallery Flowers and explore medicines growing out of a patch of derelict land near the Old Town Vaults, and then head up to St Alkmonds Church yard!

You will be surprised at the powerful plant medicines at your feet 🌱💪!

A few years ago I led a 'Through the Cracks' walk in Tescos car park = 31 medicinal plants and edibles 🤯🙃. Come and be pleasantly surprised, learn some fun facts and maybe look twice at the next 'w**d' you pass 😉😅

The walk is free - donations to the Blackberry Fair are most welcome 💜

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Elderberry Remedy - the first big batch of seasonal Elderberry Remedy is bottled and ready to go 💟! Many bottles have al...
26/09/2025

Elderberry Remedy - the first big batch of seasonal Elderberry Remedy is bottled and ready to go 💟!
Many bottles have already been posted out to those who have been patiently on the first batch waiting-list (to know it's worth waiting for is a wonderful thing 💪💜)!

It's a seasonal favourite - bursting with Elderberry goodness, as the name suggests, along with Echinacea, Elecampane, Thyme, Hyssop, Ginger, Honey, Star anise, Cinnamon and more!

Many clients swear by it and stock it in their medicine chests year on year. If you would like to order any you can do so via my dispensary shop or via me directly! A 200ml bottle is £22.50. In the dispensary shop you will also see the Colds and Fever Support tea, Sinusitis and Headcold Spice blend and Kids Colds tea. All handy to have in ready for winter lurgies 🍂🪾❄️

It's a magical time of year - the last seasonal big push with ripening fruits and late flushes. An urgency with the shif...
20/09/2025

It's a magical time of year - the last seasonal big push with ripening fruits and late flushes. An urgency with the shifting season.

I was feeling that urgency myself in terms of getting various harvests in - it's been all systems go! With the heat some berries were ready early and the plants were still going strong. Having gotten my Hawthorn berry harvest in I felt an exhale. And enjoyed a walk for sheer autumn glory. Here are some pics...

1. Hawthorn adorned!
2. Yellowing Ash keys (and leaves) and red Hawthorn
3. Acorn mast year
4. Maize stubble cut
5. Sycamore 'helicopters'
6. Rosehips
7. Orange tinged Sycamore
8. Crab apples
9. Runner type (name evades me 🙈)
10. Uchiki kuri

Do you have a favourite autumn plant / seed / berry?

Wishing you a magical autumn 🍂🧡 ✨️

Yesterday's Winter Herbal Farmacy was a jam packed day of learning, hands-on making, walks around the garden, homemade s...
07/09/2025

Yesterday's Winter Herbal Farmacy was a jam packed day of learning, hands-on making, walks around the garden, homemade soup and cake and good vibes 🌿🌼🍵🍰 💚💕!

Thank you to each of you who came along and made it a special day! There is something magical about like minded people coming together in this way.

Everyone left with loaded goodie bags, satisfied and i think tired! Lots of lovely feedback, including "Just a huge thank you Bee for a fantastic day. You are so inspirational! Go put your feet up now!" Well, I can confirm that my evening was rounded off with a gorgeous arnica and seaw**d soak in the bath 🫠💚

Summer Herbal Farmacy - a full weekend workshop is on the cards for next year in late June, it will either be run at my home or elsewhere locally. It compliments Winter Herbal Farmacy really well. With our house being on the market and a move pending (who knows when?!), everything is up in the air in terms of planning hands-on workshops, so watch this space. If you are keen to be the first to hear about workshops and get updates, do sign up to my newsletter.

How I like to roll on a Saturday night....Prepping Gotu kola for dehydrating 😂Working with the seasons and nature means ...
23/08/2025

How I like to roll on a Saturday night....

Prepping Gotu kola for dehydrating 😂

Working with the seasons and nature means not dictating your own timetable. Being passionate about making exquisite high quality medicines means fitting things in and around!

Working with nature and more deeply appreciating our own Nature means there is an opportunity for fresh insights and new experiences - regardless of what you appear to be doing on the outside 🥰!

Loving the scent of this amazing plant ally and really embracing the opportunity to enjoy the moment- snip by snip, in the knowing this is winter prep and infused okl magic to come 💪💚

The seasons are shifting...Both externally, as the days begin to shorten and the fruits are ripening, marking the increm...
13/08/2025

The seasons are shifting...

Both externally, as the days begin to shorten and the fruits are ripening, marking the incremental change towards autumn, and internally for me as my life shifts and changes.

At a personal level, I am just out the other side of getting divorced, just shy of 27 years of marriage. It's been a massive journey and a process which has required the refinement of my navigation skills. This has really felt like the right step - but that certainly doesn't mean it's been easy! Ultimately doing what feels right and true is so important, but so often we shy away from it because facing the truth of things can be deeply uncomfortable. It requires us to work through and let go of layers of baggage and stories. It requires a leap of faith - for me it's felt akin to jumping off a cliff and trusting I am going to fly, rather than crash out below! We all carry wisdom within and are connected to a greater wisdom far beyond our rational (and irrational 😂) thinking. I have been truly blessed to connect with this and deepen into an understanding of our innate wellbeing, seeing more clearly when I am making stuff up, dragging the past forwards, jumping ahead, and generally really seeing the gift of getting present. It's been transformational and a joy to be able to share this with others through my work.

With this major shift comes the selling of our family home, and what we have over the years called 'our little slice of heaven'. A smallholding of 2 acres, within which my business is nestled, 150+ medicinal herbs, polytunnel, no-dig veg and medicine garden, the start of a forest garden and lots more (link in comments)! I have no idea what we will be moving on to, but it will be smaller and we will stay in the local area. Whilst this change will of course affect my business, the essence of how I work will remain the same.

It's been interesting to see different people's responses to these changes, based on their experience of life, the lens of their experience flavouring my news as good, bad or ugly 😂. If there is one constant in life, it's change. And change is as easy or hard as we make it 😉

These pics are from my dawn dog walk today 🥰❤️

We have been having a beautiful break visiting close friends 'down south' and enjoyed a walk on the North Downs, which i...
04/08/2025

We have been having a beautiful break visiting close friends 'down south' and enjoyed a walk on the North Downs, which is an environment close to my heart having spent time exploring the South Downs with my dear herbal mentors. Chalk, sand and flint is what springs to mind!

Wonderful to see so many glorious herbs!
Pic 3: St John's Wort and Wild organo
Pic 4: Wild parsnip (same species as our cultivated variety!) LOVED the smell of the seeds and wish I had harvested a few for culinary use 😋
Pic 5: Wild basil (i think!)
Pic 6: Star dog and Agrimony going to seed in foreground 😆
Pic 8: mother and son ❤️
Pic 9: Cinnabar moth (the caterpillar feeds on the much disliked Ragwort)
Pic 10: Red Bartsia - a hemiparasitic plant (similar to Eyebright!)

Saw lots more, but the focus was on pure enjoyment and pleasure, rather than documenting 🥰. Having breaks is so important and I am lapping my current one up 🙏❤️💚!

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1 Field Cottages
Whitchurch
SY133NE

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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A little bit about Herbs by Bee

My practice is all about supporting YOU with the Power of Plants. I have over 13 years experience as a Medical Herbalist and Aromatherapist. Plant medicine is safe, effective and sustainable and can offer support to individuals at each stage of their life journey – from in the womb, all the way through to the very elderly.

Herbal medicine consultations involve getting a thorough understanding of the issue you wish to have addressed, along with a good understanding of your past medical history. Treating you holistically means I look at all the pieces of the puzzle and pull them together. Consultations may include expert nutritional and lifestyle advice, bespoke whole plant medicine and flower remedy formulations, nutritional supplements, tailored essential oil blends, and holistic therapeutic massage. Changes I recommend are tailored around you – my aim is to make them realistic, achievable and measurable. Once size doesn’t fit all.

Alongside my herbal medicine practice I run workshops, walks and talks - I LOVE getting outdoors and reconnecting people and plants. I also teach on the Heartwood herbal medicine foundation course and am the owner and founder of Bee’s Teas.

If you are interested in finding out more please check out my website.