TypeType Bees:
See for yourself!

Wait, what? Yes! We’ve got our very own beehive! That means TypeType is now serving up high-quality fonts alongside 20 kilograms of delicious honey each year. Check out the details below and watch our bees hard at work in real time. We’ve set up live cameras right at the apiary, giving you a front-row seat to watch them bring in pollen and go about their day inside the hive.

Bees at TypeType: See for yourself!

In the video, you can see our very own branded beehive, located at an apiary in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains. That’s right, now it’s not just type designers working hard at TypeType, but bees too! And by this autumn, they will have produced more than 20 kilograms of fragrant honey 🐝

Bees at TypeType: See for yourself!

Catch a glimpse of TypeType’s very own custom beehive, home to our company’s tiniest team members.

Macro Camera

A close-up view focused right on the hive’s entrance.

Inside-the-Hive Camera

Placed right inside the hive—watch the honey-making magic happen!

What, How, and Why?

First, bees are awesome. Second, bees and type designers have more in common than meets the eye. Third—why not?

About the Project

Our friends at the apiary helped us “hire” our TypeType bees. Our hive number is 22, located in the foothills of the Caucasus. There are 50,000 Carpathian bees working in our hive. By autumn, our tiny employees will produce 20–23 kilograms of aromatic honey.

About the Bees

Carpathian bees are known for their strong work ethic and “work” even in bad weather (just like the rest of our studio’s team). Plus, like us, they love to experiment and discover new things: for example, they visit a wide variety of plants instead of fixating only on the main honey crops.

50 to 100 flowers

The number a bee visits in just one flight.

4.5 million flowers

The number bees need to visit to produce just 1 kilogram of honey.

1/12 of a teaspoon of honey

The amount produced by a single worker bee in its entire lifetime.

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Answering Your Questions

How can I try your honey?

Our beloved partners will receive honey in branded TypeType jars after the autumn harvest.

When can I watch the bees?

Anytime! The inside-the-hive camera and the macro camera on the hive work 24/7—they have backlighting. So, you can see what the bees are up to even at night.

What are the bees’ working conditions like?

The absolute best! The bees live in a wooden hive at a stationary apiary located far from highways and cities. They are carefully looked after in accordance with all the principles of eco-beekeeping.