Celebrating World Bee Day

Did you know the 20th May is World Bee Day?

At Printworks, our rooftop is home to 5 beehives, filled with thousands of bees and a queen in each! They work hard each day in our secret garden, pollinating our plants and producing delicious Printworks honey.

Why the bees?

The worker bee is an iconic Manchester symbol of our hard work, cooperation, and unity of our city.

But we also celebrate our Printworks bees and beehives on World Bee Day each year to highlight the critical role of bees in pollination, which supports the reproduction of flowering plants, agricultural crops, and the health of ecosystems – essential for food security and biodiversity.

Our own bee-cosystem was even unveiled by Mancunian legend Bez from the Happy Mondays all the way back in 2012! (photo credit: Dave Thompson/PA Wire)