The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is launching an innovative campaign to encourage ‘bee-friendly’ behaviour
An Ad That Has London Buzzing.
The winter of 2009-2010 proved disastrous for registered beehives in London
News Release from: LIDA
21/06/2011
Excerpt:
Award-winning creative agency LIDA, part of M&C Saatchi, has redesigned original artwork by cult artist Magnus Muhr to highlight the plight of London’s bees. The eye-catching campaign images use dead bees and simple illustrative techniques to convey the situation of London’s bee population. These visuals will take the form of striking billboards appearing across the London Underground network from Friday June 17 and humorous video clips with a serious message, which are hoped to go viral across the internet.
This creative design work by a world-class agency has been done on a pro-bono basis.
Read the complete article here.
Copenhagen abuzz with three million new residents
Beehives have been placed around Kgs. Nytorv Square as part of a project to help nature and socially disadvantaged (Photo: Bybi).
Urban bee project will boost Copenhagen’s bee population, pollinate parks and give city a sustainable honey business
The Copenhagen Post
May 7, 2011
Excerpt:
Three million bees moved from the south Denmark island of Lolland to Copenhagen over the past week to set up house and keep the city’s trees, bushes and flowers breeding and blossoming.
The mass bee migration is part of a campaign to strengthen the city’s bee population and keep its parks and green oases well pollinated. At the same time, the project aims to teach a new generation of urbanites how to keep bees and make honey.
Read the complete article here.
Two million honeybees introduced to Sheffield hives
BBC
7 June 2011
Excerpt:
The Bee Buddies project run by the charity Groundwork Sheffield has placed dozens of hives across the city
Two million honeybees have been introduced to Sheffield as part of a year-long project to increase the bee population.
Dozens of hives have been placed in spaces including museums and rooftops as part of the Bee Buddies project run by the Groundwork Sheffield charity.
The scheme has also involved training for new beekeepers and awareness sessions.
Head beekeeper Jez Daughtry said: “It has gone fantastically well.”
Over 400 children and 100 adults have taken part in educational sessions, which have included lessons in honey tasting and beeswax candle-making.
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