From Japan Times. How cool is this? Definitely part of the environmental movement. B & B: Books and Bees!
Major construction firm Kajima Corp. has started beekeeping in Tokyo
jointly with bookstore chain Yaesu Book Center in a project to help
raise awareness of environmental protection.
Some 20,000 western honeybees are being kept on the rooftop of the
bookstore chain’s eight-story building near Tokyo Station. Yaesu Book
Center is an affiliate of Kajima.
“We’d like to use this bee project, which is under way in front of
Tokyo Station, to spur discussion regarding city development that can
sustain biodiversity,” Yoriyuki Yamada, deputy general manager of
Kajima’s environment division, said Tuesday.
The bees are supposed to fly to such places as Ueno Park and the
Imperial Palace, located within 4 km of the rooftop, to hunt for nectar
from plant life ranging from tulip trees to cherry blossoms, Yamada
said, adding the firm expects to harvest 2 kg to 5 kg of honey per week.
The Yaesu Book Center near Tokyo Station plans to give away the honey
to the first 100 customers who buy ¥3,000 or more worth of books on
April 23, which is World Book Day. The store also plans to offer the
harvest at a cafe inside the store.
Kajima started keeping bees in 2009 at its company dormitory in Tokyo, and this is the fourth such project.
Hat Tip: Book Patrol
1 comment:
I sent this post to a friend who has bees in his backyard. I'm glad the bees are being cared for and their honey used.
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