Bergitte McGovern, Medical Herbalist

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

An important area of the work I do focuses on supporting individuals to listen to their body. Our bodies are amazing – ...
26/01/2026

An important area of the work I do focuses on supporting individuals to listen to their body. Our bodies are amazing – they are always working in our best interests and working towards a state of balance and equilibrium. This can feel hard to believe if we struggle with various health conditions and chronic illnesses, but it really is the truth.

Modern diets with all sorts of additives, pesticides and ultra-processed foods, along with body products loaded with artificial ingredients, and environmental pollutants all act as noise, making it harder for our bodies intelligence and rebalancing systems to function. It has to work harder and gets ‘distracted’. How can it do housework when additional jobs and work are always being thrown at it?

With 20 years of experience as a qualified medical herbalist, who focuses on nutrition and lifestyle, I have witnessed many a person loose touch with their body’s own intelligence and loose the ability to ‘hear’ the messages the body is trying to convey. The messages are still being sent, they just aren’t heard or understood, at worst they get ignored... Modern medicine hasn’t helped as it is so symptom focused, rather than asking ‘what is the symptom trying to tell me?’, ‘what is it a messenger of?’

Whilst individuals who work with me get a treatment plan with nutritional and lifestyle recommendations, they are also supported to listen more closely to their own body and remove some of the noise. My ‘whole of you’ programme has this at it’s heart, but this approach still infuses through the other aspects of work I do.

Your body is profoundly intelligent – how about removing some noise and listening more closely?

Spring Cleansing and Nourishing is about making the most of the incredible free and readily available plants around us, ...
25/01/2026

Spring Cleansing and Nourishing is about making the most of the incredible free and readily available plants around us, that support our bodies in terms of cleansing and nourishing.

Our wild plant allies are nutritionally dense and are packed with phytochemicals that our good gut bacteria love! Combine this with wild diversity and it’s really easy to up our plant-based intake every week, making use of the wonderful ‘weeds’ in our gardens and hedgerows.

Join Bee for a practical, fun and hands-on workshop, where you will get to learn how to identify a variety of plants and make use of them in everyday meals. We will talk about cleansing and supporting your body’s natural detox pathways, whilst nourishing your body at the same time - increase vitality, give yourself a boost and your system a break 💪💚

I can’t wait to bust some myths and introduce you to superfoods at your fingertips 😊

Date: Saturday 28th March, with a fall forward option of Saturday, 11th April in the event that spring hasn’t sprung!
Location: Whitchurch, Shropshire

Full details and booking info are available via the link in the comments. Just a few spaces are still available as those on my mailing list got to hear about this first. If you are keen to come do book ASAP!

Midlife Metamorphosis is a guided 6 month programme, which focuses on the foundational cornerstones of health and wellbe...
18/01/2026

Midlife Metamorphosis is a guided 6 month programme, which focuses on the foundational cornerstones of health and wellbeing supporting women to transition through the perimenopause with greater ease.

We will be coming together as a small closed circle of women journeying together for 6 months, in a nurturing grounded space where simplicity and wisdom guide the way ✨️ 💕

Do check out my recent reel for further info and the link in the comments for the full details and to register interest!

This offering has been a long time coming and I am so excited to be opening the doors and welcoming those who feel called into circle 🙏 💖 🌱

***WARNING – images of blood and open wound - pic 2***Every so often I get blown away myself at just how powerful plant ...
09/01/2026

***WARNING – images of blood and open wound - pic 2***

Every so often I get blown away myself at just how powerful plant medicine is (despite 25 years of focusing in this direction!)

This skin tear occurred after an elderly person (88) slipped on wet paving covered with leaves (late autumn). This injury is to the forearm through 4 layers of clothing. The wound was well dressed by NHS nursing staff. A day after the fall I stepped in with an internal wound healing mix.

Pic 2 - taken on day 5 when the wound was redressed. Because the central flap is so large, the nursing staff expected this piece of skin to die and bookings were made for weekly wound dressing appointments over a period of 5 weeks.

Pic 3 - just 1 week later…. 85% of healing complete! Everyone was gobsmacked!! No further wound dressings required, all subsequent appointments cancelled. Healing balm put in place in case wound got itchy during final stages of healing

How can such rapid healing be explained it?

🥘 Firstly this person is well nourished – via their diet and a top-up of high quality supplements, meaning their body had all the building blocks available for repair from both their diet and supplementation.

🌱 Good circulation is also key (routine herbs were already in place to support this)

🩹 Wound dressing was done well and appropriately

🌼 Internal herbs were used to expediate healing from the inside-out and made a MASSIVE difference!

Medical herbalists have extensive medical training and phytotherapy training – meaning we know what herbs are most appropriate for a given situation and individual. We also know what dosage to use to ensure efficacy (and safety).

This person is actually my mum! A few people who have witnessed this phenomenal healing have encouraged me to share this story. I am hoping to share more great herb-healing stories when I get to carve out a little time to do so!

Please note I do not take on new patients who require immediate treatment for acute conditions - those already registered with me can benefit from this as I already have a full record of their medical history.

New Year Blessings to You 🥳❤️✨️!It's been a soul fulfilling and nourishing day, and I can't think of a better way to see...
31/12/2025

New Year Blessings to You 🥳❤️✨️!

It's been a soul fulfilling and nourishing day, and I can't think of a better way to see 2025 out...

An early start (the early bird got the worm 😉), quality time with my dear mum, beloved hound and in resonance with a patch of land and sea that makes my soul sing 🎶. Home tired and deeply satisfied, full of gratitude for life, love, the ability to enjoy movement, the gift of my senses and the gift of getting present in the moment 🎁!

Life is full of ups and downs, and boy can we get caught up in it all! But our bedrock is always within us, the calm underneath the storm, the quiet wisdom that whispers gently, the formless energy we are all made from and ❤️. Coming home and re-remembering is the best medicine of all. Here is to us all connecting in with our bedrock and remembering the highs and lows are like weather passing by... always changing and never permanent. Beneath the surface is our calm - 'just' waiting for us to drop the weather / take it less seriously 😅🤗🤗

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Christmas Eve dawn 🥰. Beauty and connection are all around 😍! There is always an opportunity to get present and connect ...
24/12/2025

Christmas Eve dawn 🥰. Beauty and connection are all around 😍! There is always an opportunity to get present and connect in with it - if we can step away from our thinking, which takes us away from the present moment. Forwards, backwards, round and round. Not here...

Wishing you many moments of glorious presence, connection and love 🥰. This reminder came to me during my solo morning coffee outside... Grateful for the wisdom we all have within us - always there. Grateful for the connection to the Greater and the Flow.

Wishing you a blessed Jul-tide 🙏❤️
Presence is a present 🎁😅

Gathering the last bits of greenery for our Danish Christmas Eve celebration (Jul = Christmas in Danish 🇩🇰) and giving thanks 🎄❤️.

Flu and chest infections are on the rise at the moment. There is lots you can do to protect yourself and speed recovery!...
16/12/2025

Flu and chest infections are on the rise at the moment. There is lots you can do to protect yourself and speed recovery! The beauty of herbal medicine is one gets to approach things in a multifaceted way - for example, 3rd pic, Cough Ease tea, this has been formulated to help loosen phlegm, ease spasm, fight infection and decongest. It's a new one in the dispensary shop. Up until now i have always made chest infection teas on a case by case basis - as coughs and chest infections can present in so many ways (dry/wet, tight/loose, 'hot'/'cold') and often there is a broader symptom picture presenting in the background too, along with additional complexities like asthma. But, to support accessibility I decided to include this formulation in my 'off the shelf range'.

Elderberry Remedy is definitely heading out the door faster at the moment as it is such a great all rounder.

My practice closes on Friday, 19th December until Monday, 5th January. If you would like to top up on anything please do so asap! Link to dispensary shop in my bio. Last posting this Fri.

Of course Bee's Teas make wonderful Christmas presents, with just a few packs of Winter Spice remaining 🥰. Items from both areas end up in the same shopping cart, so you can do an all rounded shop and small business purchases really mean a lot 😊❤️!

Pictures of soup are included as a reminder that good health starts with a good foundation, and fighting off infections and bouncing back happens so much faster when we look after ourselves on a day to day basis! Which is absolutely my favourite aspect of 1-2-1 work - targeted, specific support, which is realistic and achievable. Making things simple and focusing on what matters most, whilst harnessing the power of plant medicine 🌿 💚

Winter Spice and all things nice.... 🍵😋👌A warming and uplifting blend of Cinnamon, Honeybush (think honey rooibos), Card...
01/12/2025

Winter Spice and all things nice.... 🍵😋👌

A warming and uplifting blend of Cinnamon, Honeybush (think honey rooibos), Cardamon, Orange peel, Ginger, Star anise, Coridander seeds and Cloves.

Made with predominantly organic ingredients and handblended with ❤️ in Shropshire!

Available now in the Bee's Teas online shop (link in bio), and , along with an assortment of Bee's Teas blends for every mood and moment 🥰

Beautiful, thoughtful gifts for herbal tea lovers 👌

HABITS - we fall into them, we fall out of them... Sometimes we notice, sometimes we don't! Sometimes we flow into them ...
20/11/2025

HABITS - we fall into them, we fall out of them... Sometimes we notice, sometimes we don't! Sometimes we flow into them with beautiful ease, based on real Clarity. Sometimes they feel like a 'should' and an upward struggle...

I just recently noticed I have completely fallen out of the habit of posting up here!! It occurred slowly and was a conscious decision based around workload and remaining focused on key priorities (one of them being my annual accounts - nearly there 😬😁🤞 and another just being about healthy boundaries in terms of how I spend time 🧘‍♀️).

There are some great folk I follow and I appreciate the sense of healthy community that social media can provide and it occurred to me, whilst I am enjoying their posts, I am not giving anything back in terms of posting myself 🤪! So do let me know if you enjoy catching up with me up here, maybe it's time to ease back into the flow 🤔😊💚

What better way to break my silence then sharing about the fab Festive Sauerkraut workshop I attended last night run by .pickle and hosted 😋🥗🍷🍊🎄✨️👌
Thanks for a super evening! So chuffed with my bubbling jar of goodness and so uplifting to spend the evening with like minded folk who are interested in healthy flavour packed food and living well for longer 💪 🥰 🙌

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 weeds 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 'weeds 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 💪🍂💚

Address

1 Field Cottages
Whitchurch
SY133NE

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+447711539488

Website

https://herbsbybee.co.uk/dispensary/

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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.