Bentley abuzz with first honey harvest
Bentley’s swarm of 120,000 honey bees have produced their first batch of sweet, sweet honey.We recently reported that British luxury car maker Bentley had dipped its toes into the environmental and biodiversity world when they introduced honey bees onto their campus.
A year after the initiative which saw Bentley branded hives become home to 120,000 British Apis Mellifera honey bees launched, they have officially been able to produce the first harvest of over 100 jars of honey from two hives.
The Bentley beekeepers extracted the honeycomb and filled bespoke Bentley branded jars designed by interior designer Louise McCallum, full of the liquid gold.
Bentley’s Board Member for Manufacturing Peter Bosch said that the first batch of honey from the site is a good sign that the local biodiversity program was working.
“Our Bentley bees are part of a wider program we’re developing to ensure that our site and business operations reflect our ambitions to become the most sustainable luxury automotive manufacturer – and we’ve had great colleague engagement with the initiative.
A first step to bigger things for the environmentally aware British car maker. Unfortunately, at this stage the honey will only be available to staff and to VIP visitors of the car maker's campus in Crewe, England.
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