Fairmont opens bee hotel in Toronto
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Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is now providing a place for bees to rest their wings with the introduction of its first pollinator bee hotel at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York.
Supported by a partnership with Burt’s Bees and its annual ‘Wild for Bees’ campaign, Fairmont will develop five sustainable bee hotels – four in Toronto and one in Guelph – with the first launching at the Fairmont Royal York.
This Toronto pilot programme, which Fairmont plans to roll out at more hotels next year, is designed to provide nesting materials to attract and protect lost and solitary bees by replicating their natural nesting sites. This allows the bees to breed, lay eggs and seek protection from predators.
“Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is extremely excited about the addition of our new pollinator bee hotel and we look forward providing these pint-sized ‘guests’ with the five-star treatment they so deserve for keeping our ecosystems resilient,” said Alexandra Blum, vice president of public relations for FRHI Hotels & Resorts.
“The Fairmont brand has a long history of being a sustainability pioneer, and this project to protect pollinator bees is an extension of our ongoing efforts to support bees of all kinds, including nurturing honeybees with hives at more than 20 of our properties around the world.”
The Fairmont Royal York’s rooftop garden already houses an apiary of six honeybee hives, which produce more than 360kg of honey each year. The honey is then used in the hotel’s kitchens.
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