Honeybee colonies installed at the headquarters of Bentley in northeast England have produced more honey this year than ever before, the company has announced.
Company spokesman Matthew Reed told NewsX that the estimated record of 1,000 75-gramme jars of honey that had been filled during 2022 would go to employees as well as visitors.
The luxury car manufacturer launched its beekeeping initiative in May 2019 as part of its carbon neutrality strategy for the premises in Crewe, Cheshire. Having started with 120,000 insects, the firm’s apiary currently consists of 600,000 honeybees.
A Bentley official said: “This is just one of many initiatives undertaken to promote biodiversity around the expansive campus.”
The automotive enterprise cooperated with Buckley’s Bees upon installing and managing the hives. The tradition-rich local apiculture company provides its clients with corporate packages that feature not just the installation of hives at their premises but also managing them throughout the year.
Bentley board member Peter Bosch said: “Next year, we are celebrating five years of carbon neutrality for our site in Crewe, and biodiversity plays a part in this success.”
In 2019, Bentley celebrated its centenary by planting 100 trees at its factory premises in Crewe where around 4,000 people are currently employed.
