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City Centre Beehives – Soapworks

City Centre Beehives – Soapworks

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...
City Centre Beehives – Home

City Centre Beehives – Home

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...
City Centre Beehives – Manchester Cathedral

City Centre Beehives – Manchester Cathedral

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...
Brew Wild Manchester

Brew Wild Manchester

The Brew Wild Manchester project began last year with the aim of bringing together local Beekeepers and community growers and use their produce to create the Brew Wild Beer and Drinks Company. Through the making beer and cordial from honey and native plants, the...
King Street Bees and Beehives

King Street Bees and Beehives

Formerly the main banking area for Manchester and the North-West, King Street has the greatest concentration of bees on different buildings of anywhere within the city centre. Starting at the bottom where the road connects to Deansgate and facing uphill, the building...