FAQS
How Many Editions Per Year are published?: There are 10 editions per year (there is no February or August edition)
What is the circulation of each edition of Bee Local Magazine?
Bee Local Magazine is hand delivered to 19000 homes each edition
Why don’t I get a copy where I live?
19000 copies is one of the largest circulations of a small community magazine in the country. However Leighton Buzzard alone has over 46000 households and we cannot print and deliver to them all.
I’m an advertiser can you send me a copy to see my advert in print?
The priority is to get magazines to your potential customers. 19000 copies is a lot but they are all delivered to homes. You can read the current edition online at any time. Please email buzz@beelocalmagazine.co.uk and if we have a copy available we can post it to you.
What are the Deadlines and Distribution Dates?:
Copy deadline is the first Thursday of the month before the edition and distribution begins from 3rd Thursday of the month
Please note it takes up to 14 days from distribution date to deliver all 19000 magazines. If your event is in the first part of the month please consider an earlier edition to reach the maximum number of households.
Edition/Copy Deadline/Distribution from
Mar /8th Feb/22nd Feb
Apr /7th Mar/21st Mar
May /4th Apr/18th Apr
Jun /2nd May/16th May
July /6th June/20th June
Aug there is no August magazine
Sep /8th Aug/22nd Aug
Oct /5th Sep/19th Sep
Nov /3rd Oct/17th Oct
Dec /7th Nov/21st Nov
What size is Bee Local Magazine?
Bee Local is A5 full colour
What format should my artwork be?
Your artwork needs to be provided as a jpeg or pdf with a high resolution suitable for print 300dpi or greater. Colours need to be set to CMYK. We do not accept Word or Publisher documents
Advert Design Service
If you do not have artwork we can provide a design service for £27.50+vat
Design is free with a booking of 3 or more editions where terms and conditions have been met.
How do I feature on your website
We will write an interesting editorial on a topic related to your business and include links to your own website to increase traffic and engagement within the period the the edition you have booked. Please see the booking form for more details
Do you give charity discount?
We offer an additional 5% off the displayed rates for registered charities. VAT is not applicable to charity advertising provided that the information is provided correctly at the time of booking. For guidance on the information needed visit point 10.5 on the HMRC website https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-when-you-supply-services-or-goods-to-charities-notice-70158
Do you accept local news
Bee Local is not a newspaper and news is often out of date by the time of publication for this reason we do not publish news items
Events Listing – For charities
What’s On= 50 words OR a poster. Due to the volume of free requests any free inclusion will be budget buster size. You must have the rights to use the image and it must not require credit to a 3rd party. Inclusion is not guaranteed. Guaranteed space or larger sizes please book an advert.