This new addition to the City Centre Beehives collection isn’t actually in the city centre, but when I spotted this tweet from the Soapworks, I had to find out more. Located in the former Colgate Palmolive Factory near Salford Quays, the Soapworks office complex is...
Over the past couple of summers a buzz has been going on around the First Street area of Manchester. Situated high up atop the roof of HOME are the newest urban beehives in the city centre. Named Aldrin and Lightyear, the 2 hives are surrounded by wildflower planters...
A common link between most of the beekeepers I’ve been writing about is that they undertook their training with the Manchester & District Beekeepers Association (MDBKA for short). Part of the British Beekeepers Association, the organisation’s main purpose is...
Spread out atop building rooftops across Manchester city centre are a number of hidden beehives. This is the beginning of a series profiling them, with the first found just above the entranceway to Manchester Cathedral, accessed via a small spiral staircase. Home to...
Located on Oxford Road near Manchester Museum, St Peter’s House is the latest location in Manchester City Centre to become a home for bees. Gary Parkinson, who describes himself as an “Accidental Apiarist”, cares for the bees. Back in February, the chaplaincy...
Now in its second season of beekeeping, the Whitworth Art Gallery is currently home to one beehive up on its roof. Part of the gallery’s Green policy, the gallery was originally proposed as a home for bees as part of creating a corridor with Manchester Art...
