The first string lights are up, gingerbread is on the shelves, and somewhere, the first Christmas carol is already playing. I love these weeks, when the anticipation grows a little more each day. Every year, our team starts thinking about the same thing: how we can make your winter even more wonderful.
Maybe you remember: Last year we had our limited-edition winter soap. It smelled of mandarins, spices, and vanilla crescent cookies fresh out of the oven. For me, that was Christmas you could touch.
This year, we’re taking it up a notch. We don’t just have one product for you—we have an entire routine: five of our bestsellers, perfectly coordinated for the cold season. And because the joy should start the moment you unwrap it, we’ve designed a beautiful gift box just for this.
It’s called “Sensual Winter Routine” and is our very first gift box. I’ve been holding it in my hands every now and then for the past few days, and it brings me joy every single time.
In this blog post, I’ll tell you how the box came to be and what role your responses played in the process. You’ll find out what’s inside, how the products work together, and how to use them throughout your day. I’ll also let you know when the box will arrive.
Your Responses Inspired a Box
If you’ve been following us for a while, you’re familiar with our surveys. After you place an order, we ask what you like and what you think is missing. Thousands of you take the time to respond, and I truly enjoy reading your answers.
In the process, we noticed something: Many of you order bedrop not just for yourselves, but also for others—for your mom, your best friend, or that coworker with chapped hands. So you’ve been giving our products as gifts for quite some time. But until now, you’ve had to put the gift sets together and wrap them yourselves.
Now the box takes that work off your hands. We’ve selected products, compared packaging options, and sent samples back and forth until everything was just the way we’d like to give as gifts ourselves.
Here’s what you can look forward to
We had one clear rule when making our selection: We only included what you love to order anyway and what’s truly needed in winter. No sample sizes, no filler. All five products are full-size in the box.
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Bee Cream (50 g): Our rich moisturizer with bee venom and eight herbal extracts. It’s made for stressed skin and, for many of you, is a staple part of your evening wellness ritual.
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Bee Balm: Lip balm with Manuka honey and royal jelly. It soothes chapped lips and the dry skin around the nose, which often becomes sore in winter.
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Manuka Honey (MGO 500+): The honey from New Zealand that started it all for us. Enjoy it straight from the spoon or in warm tea.
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Propolis Tincture: A few drops whenever you need them. Propolis has been a part of my life since childhood, so it simply had to be included in the box.
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Honey spoon: Carved from genuine olive wood. Because every piece of wood has its own grain, each spoon is one-of-a-kind.
Together, these five items cover it all: care for your skin and lips from the outside and little moments of indulgence from the inside.
Why Winter Deserves Its Own Routine
In winter, the skin has it twice as hard. Outside, the air is cold; inside, the heat dries it out. Add to that the constant shift between the two. As a result, the skin loses moisture and, at the same time, produces less of its own natural oils. It feels tight, becomes rough, and gets irritated more easily.
You notice this first on your lips. They have hardly any sebaceous glands of their own and therefore have a hard time protecting themselves. The same goes for your hands, which we wash especially often in winter and rarely moisturize.
That’s why we designed the box as a routine rather than a random collection. Each product has its own set place in the day. And because winter, for me, is also about making things cozy, the honey and the tincture are just as much a part of it as the skincare.
A Day with the Winter Routine
Here’s how I use the box myself. Of course, you can adapt this to your own daily routine.
My morning starts with a cup of tea and a spoonful of Manuka honey. The only important thing is that the tea isn’t boiling hot when you add the honey. Some days I just eat it straight off the honey spoon. That’s two minutes during which I don’t check my phone.
Before I leave the house, I apply the Bee Balm to my lips. I then put it in my jacket pocket because I need it throughout the day. When I have a cold, I also apply it around my nose.
I keep the propolis tincture next to my teapot. That way, I remember to take it every now and then.
“Some gifts are unwrapped and then forgotten. This one stays with you all winter long.”
In the evening, it’s time for the Bee Cream. I massage it into the areas where my skin has taken the most wear and tear throughout the day: my hands, elbows, and knees. A small amount is enough. The cream is rich and takes a moment to absorb. I love that moment. It’s the point in the day when I realize that work is finally over.
By the way, you’ll also find the complete routine inside the box itself. We’ve printed it on the lid so you don’t have to go looking for it.
As a gift or to keep for yourself
When it came to the packaging, we wanted to make it as easy as possible for you. The box has a festive design, featuring beehives in the snow, pine branches, and a golden bow. You can place it under the tree just as it arrives.
It’s perfect for anyone who struggles with dry skin and chapped lips in the winter. And for people you want to give a gift to that won’t disappear into a closet after three days. And if you’d rather keep it for yourself, I think that’s just as wonderful.
One more note about shipping: Since the boxes are still being produced and filled, they’re expected to ship starting December 1, 2026. You’ll receive an email with tracking information as soon as yours is on its way. That way, it’ll arrive in time for Christmas.
Whether it’s for a loved one or for yourself: Click the link below to go straight to the box.
Click here for the “Sensual Winter Routine” gift box
Why this means so much to us
At first glance, a gift box might seem like a small thing. But for me, it’s not. It came about because we listened to you.
bedrop grew out of my own story—my grandfather’s bees and that teaspoon of pollen and propolis every morning. Now you’re helping to write this story with us. You tell us what’s missing, and we get to make it happen. I hope it stays that way.
As with all of our products, the same applies here: With your purchase, you’re contributing to bee conservation.
As a gift or to unwrap for yourself:
