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Busy Little Bees Knowle food hygiene rating

Caring Premises · Solihull

Busy Little Bees Knowle holds a 3: generally satisfactory. The care premises met the legal standard, but the inspector recorded enough minor issues that it fell short of a good or very good rating.

The rating: 3 - Generally satisfactory

The rating dates from 24 September 2025, 9 months ago. Councils typically re-inspect higher-risk businesses every six months to two years, with well-run, low-risk places visited least often, so this is a normal gap.

Address: 1741 - 1743 Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 0LX

How it compares in Solihull

In Solihull, 79% of rated places manage a 5, so Busy Little Bees Knowle sits behind roughly 1,139 nearby businesses. 5% of the borough shares its 3.

Every rated food business in Solihull
5 out of 5 987 79%
4 out of 5 152 12%
3 out of 5 68 5% ← Busy Little Bees Knowle
2 out of 5 17 1%
1 out of 5 31 2%
0 out of 5 2 <1%

A further 138 businesses in the area are awaiting inspection or exempt, so are not counted above.

What the inspector found

An inspection scores three things: how food is handled, the physical condition of the premises, and how much the inspector trusts management to keep standards up. At Busy Little Bees Knowle none of the three raised a concern, the overall rating is only ever as strong as its weakest area, so a clean sweep is what produces a high score.

Food hygiene ratings nearby

The closest food businesses to Busy Little Bees Knowle, nearest first, so you can see how it compares to its neighbours.

Business Distance Rating Inspected
Apple Pink Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 38 yards away 5 - Very good 24 October 2024
Elderberry Blacks Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 99 yards away 5 - Very good 19 January 2026
Esso Esso Londis Knowle Service Station Retailers - other 142 yards away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Eric Lyons Ltd Retailers - other 147 yards away 5 - Very good 14 May 2026
Gourmet Foods Retailers - other 198 yards away 5 - Very good 20 November 2025
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 210 yards away 5 - Very good 23 September 2025
Freda's Deli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 254 yards away 5 - Very good 21 August 2025
1683 Chocolate Place Retailers - other 263 yards away 5 - Very good 18 September 2025

Questions about Busy Little Bees Knowle

What is Busy Little Bees Knowle's food hygiene rating?

Busy Little Bees Knowle has a food hygiene rating of 3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory), given by Solihull Council on 24 September 2025.

Is Busy Little Bees Knowle safe to eat at?

A 3 means the care premises met the legal standard, so it is lawful to eat there, but the inspector recorded issues that stopped it scoring higher. It is the middle of the scale.

When was Busy Little Bees Knowle last inspected?

Busy Little Bees Knowle was last inspected on 24 September 2025, 9 months ago. Food hygiene inspections are unannounced, and the rating is published by Solihull Council rather than by the business.

What did the inspector find at Busy Little Bees Knowle?

The inspector scored three areas. Hygienic food handling was rated "generally satisfactory", the cleanliness and condition of the building "good", and confidence in the management of food safety "generally satisfactory". Lower concern in all three is what earns a high overall rating.

How does Busy Little Bees Knowle compare to other places in Solihull?

79% of the 1,257 rated food businesses in Solihull hold the top rating of 5, while Busy Little Bees Knowle holds a 3. 68 places in the area share that rating.

Who decides the rating?

Solihull Council inspects Busy Little Bees Knowle and sets the rating; the Food Standards Agency publishes it. Neither the business nor this site can change a rating, a business that disagrees can appeal to its council, and can request a re-inspection once it has fixed the problems.

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More food hygiene ratings near here

Busy Little Bees Knowle is one of 58 rated food businesses in Knowle. See every hygiene rating in Knowle

Solihull inspects and rates 1,395 food businesses across its whole area. See every food hygiene rating in Solihull

The official record is held by the council: https://www.solihull.gov.uk/environment-and-animals/food-safety

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