This year's Manchester Flower Festival offers the opportunity to "try beekeeping," and mix cocktails featuring honey produced from the Printworks' own bees.
What's odd is that the article [https://secretmanchester.com/manchester-printworks-honeyworks/] fails to mention the long association of bees with Manchester.
Well I never!
LVMH-owned beauty and fragrance house Guerlain is celebrating World Bee Day with its third annual fundraising campaign to support its bee conservation programme.
Between 20 May (World Bee Day) and 22 May (International Day of Biological Diversity), the brand is donating 20% of global sales to support the initiative.
https://www.moodiedavittreport.com/guerlain-celebrates-world-bee-day-with-third-annual-fund-raising-campaign/
The relationship between Wales and Ukraine has got even sweeter with the launch of a new honey that encapsulates the essence of both countries.
Wainwright’s Ukranian Sunflower honey is the result of a collaboration between Ceredigion-based Wainwright’s Bee Farm and Ukrainian producer Honey Brothers.
Read more here: https://businessnewswales.com/new-honey-cultivates-collaboration-between-wales-ukraine/
Some piffle in The Mail about the bees at Buck House and Clarence House: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/royal-beekeeper-places-charles-bees-under-security-for-coronation/
The photo appears to show the hives with funeral sashes, presumably for the death of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
"A Shropshire councillor and hobbyist beekeeper has released jars of honey for sale to mark King Charles's coronation."
https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/much-wenlock/2023/05/04/councillor-beekeeper-unveils-coronation-honey/
