It’s been a year since we set up 7 beehives on the roof of the greenest building in Slovakia. Thanks to the care of beekeeper Tomáš Blaškovič, who also looks after the hives in the Presidential palace, the bees have done very well during this time and they have certainly not been idle. Our most diligent employees have already produced their first honey!
Honey harvesting at Einpark Offices
The city life keeps buzzing
While many bee colonies pollinate large areas planted with only one species of plant, our bees have a rich food selection. On their way to find pollen, they will fly up to 5 kilometers from the hive. So, in addition to almost fourty species of plants on the green roofs of Einpark, they can also go hunting in the Pečniansky Forest, Janko Kráľ Garden, the botanical garden or many city parks. They have year-round food sources in the city and, unlike in the countryside, they do not have to pollinate fields sprayed with chemicals. The honey they produce in this way can therefore be healthier, better quality and characterized by a varied combination of flavours.
Honey harvesting at Einpark Offices
A harvest for the entire company
We have all been looking forward to the first honey from our bees for a long time, so everyone came to Einpark to have a go at extracting and tasting it. We didn’t have to worry that there wouldn’t be enough to go around, as the 350,000 bees have been working on our roof without a break since spring, producing 145 liters of honey. We will share some of it with our tenant Mercedes-Benz, who owns one of the hives.
Honey harvesting at Einpark Offices
The honey bee is one of the most important animals on the planet. However, it is still endangered in our country and around the world. We are therefore very happy that our work allows us to do a little something to help the honey bees and we believe that in our other projects we will be able to find a place for our diligent bee colleagues as well.
