Q:
Can I find Bee Civil products in stores?
A:
Not right now, but as that changes, we’ll post it here first. That would be cool, but we have to figure out how that model could work and still accomplish our mission…
Q:
Your products are so awesome. They work like magic and they make me feel cooler than my friends who buy commercially available lip products like stupid lemmings. Do you have plans to branch out into other product lines, like say helicopters or nanotechnology?
A:
Kinda. We really like the 30% thing, and it’s hard to do that sustainably with other products. We’re looking at ways to do that and still be generous and transparent and not go bankrupt. We’d really like to see other companies do the same thing we’re doing, and that’s less likely if we fail spectacularly.
Q:
Your origin story was oddly depressing. Could you tell me a shorter, more interesting version of the story, but change the facts and the people to make them, and your product seem cooler?
A:
Why, yes we can! There are actually three better versions of our origin story, none of which are true, but each is more interesting and much cooler than the truth.
Adventure Version.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by Swedish mountain climbers after summiting Everest for the third time. They saw a need for high quality lip balm after two of their companions lost their lips during the ascent.
Organic Version.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by a cooperative group of organic farmers, beekeepers, musicians and inventors in the summer of 1967 who used the early proceeds to fund a music festival in Woodstock, New York. Not that one. Another one, but equally cool and historic.
Version Bee.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by a small colony of friendly bees. As the industrious little creatures they are, the colony wanted to expand their market share and product lines into new territories.
Can I find Bee Civil products in stores?
A:
Not right now, but as that changes, we’ll post it here first. That would be cool, but we have to figure out how that model could work and still accomplish our mission…
Q:
Your products are so awesome. They work like magic and they make me feel cooler than my friends who buy commercially available lip products like stupid lemmings. Do you have plans to branch out into other product lines, like say helicopters or nanotechnology?
A:
Kinda. We really like the 30% thing, and it’s hard to do that sustainably with other products. We’re looking at ways to do that and still be generous and transparent and not go bankrupt. We’d really like to see other companies do the same thing we’re doing, and that’s less likely if we fail spectacularly.
Q:
Your origin story was oddly depressing. Could you tell me a shorter, more interesting version of the story, but change the facts and the people to make them, and your product seem cooler?
A:
Why, yes we can! There are actually three better versions of our origin story, none of which are true, but each is more interesting and much cooler than the truth.
Adventure Version.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by Swedish mountain climbers after summiting Everest for the third time. They saw a need for high quality lip balm after two of their companions lost their lips during the ascent.
Organic Version.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by a cooperative group of organic farmers, beekeepers, musicians and inventors in the summer of 1967 who used the early proceeds to fund a music festival in Woodstock, New York. Not that one. Another one, but equally cool and historic.
Version Bee.
The Bee Civil Balm Factory was founded by a small colony of friendly bees. As the industrious little creatures they are, the colony wanted to expand their market share and product lines into new territories.