Standing 217 feet (66 metres) high, the clock tower of what is now The Principal Manchester was the tallest building in Manchester for many years. A famous landmark, with four clock faces visible across the city, and upon each clock face four bees in flight indicating...
Similar to the Oddfellows Beehive, the following is not directly about the Manchester Bee but it’s interesting to look at similar iconography that developed from around the same time period. I’ve not been able to pinpoint exactly when it was adopted as a symbol, but...
Located just outside the Oxford Road train station, the STEM bee is a celebration of Manchester’s scientific legacy and its current achievement. Aiming to encourage more people to become involved in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths), its body...
The 22 Bee Project is an upcoming event to mark the anniversary of the Manchester Arena attack by covering the city with bees, drawn onto the doors and windows of local businesses. The project was created by Myroslava Coates (also known as Myro), an illustrator from...
Mancsy’s limited edition screen prints first appeared on Manchester’s streets in January 2012, making regular appearances ever since. The prints locations are publicised via Twitter and Facebook and are available for free to the first person who finds his ‘free bees’...
