The book
A calm, practical guide for UK families, written to go with the app.
The BeeReady Home
It’ll Probably Be Fine
The BeeReady guide to getting your hive ready anyway
Follow the Hartleys, David, Samantha, three-year-old Maya and ten-year-old Ben, through a year of power cuts, floods, storms and a winter bug. Each chapter explains what really happens, what to do, and how to set it up in BeeReady.
Read Chapter 1 free (PDF)Full book coming soon
What’s inside
20 chapters in five parts. Every chapter ends with Basics, Well prepared and Fully prepared actions, the same levels as the app.
Part 1: Getting started
- Why three days?
- Know your risks
- Your household plan
Part 2: When it happens
- Power cuts
- Flooding
- Storms, cold and snow
- Heatwaves
- Gas and carbon monoxide
- Fire at home
Part 3: The kit
- Water
- Food and cooking
- Children and babies
- Pets
Part 4: Everyone else
- Medical needs and disability
- Phone, internet and cyber
- Disease outbreaks
- Major incidents
Part 5: Afterwards
- Leaving home in a hurry
- After an emergency
- Keeping your hive ready
The book is general guidance, not a substitute for instructions from the emergency services. BeeReady is independent and is not part of, or endorsed by, the UK government’s Be Ready campaign.