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Shopping centre near Glasgow installs bee colonies on roof for community to benefit A SHOPPING centre near Glasgow has installed four hives with over 200,000 bees on the roof of its facility. EK shopping centre took delivery of four bee colonies and management hope the busy new residents will provide a load of environmental benefits, educational opportunities, and, of course, some fabulous honey in the months to come. The centre has teamed up with Scottish sustainable honey company Webster Honey to install the four hives on the roof of Centre West.
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The pupils will look after the bees for a year KIDS at an East End school have been feeling the buzz of beekeeping after getting their own hive. The Garrowhill Primary youngsters have signed up to keep a colony for a year, which will be cared for by a group of pupils. Having initially got involved in a unique scheme designed to introduce children to bees, the Bakewell Road hub decided to take on the hive and recently decorated it with their own colours. Lorna Chatham, the principal teacher at the school, said: We’re delighted to have taken possession of our own bees.