Bentley's Flying Bees have had a fruitful season. The British marque has reported that the bees have produced an estimated record 1,000 jars of honey from Bentley's very own Excellence Centre for Honey Production.
A colony of 120,000 honey bees, taking up residence in May 2019 as part of Bentley's GoToZero sustainable strategy have now grown to a 600,000-strong swarm across 10 active bee hives at the company's headquarters.
The honey that has been jarred and packaged will be shared with Bentley's employees The honey that has been jarred and packaged will be shared with Bentley employees, with the elegant jars becoming gifts for VIP visitors and guests to the Bentley headquarters in Crewe.
The Excellence Centre for Honey Production is just one of many initiatives which have been carried out to improve site sustainability at the factory.
Other activities include handmade bird and hedgehog boxes dotted around the campus by Bentley's employees, and 100 trees that have been planted around the factory grounds.
A colony of 120,000 honey bees, taking up residence in May 2019 as part of Bentley's GoToZero sustainable strategy have now grown to a 600,000-strong swarm across 10 active bee hives at the company's headquarters.
The Excellence Centre for Honey Production is just one of many initiatives which have been carried out to improve site sustainability at the factory.
Other activities include handmade bird and hedgehog boxes dotted around the campus by Bentley's employees, and 100 trees that have been planted around the factory grounds.
