A GROUP of 4 beehives are actually calling one among Edinburgh’s poshest luxurious buying areas dwelling.

Beehives from Kinross-based honey enterprise, Webster Honey, are actually located on the roof of The Administration Suite in Multrees Stroll.

The 4 beehives include a complete of 250,000 honeybees who’re sharing their new dwelling with manufacturers resembling Louis Vuitton, Swarovski and Burberry.

Webster Honey is aiming to construct on its relationship with Scottish buying centres and retail hubs, with different beehives at Cameron Toll in Edinburgh, and Clyde Purchasing Centre in Clydebank amongst others.

The bees can fly as much as three miles, and are actually in straightforward attain of Princes Road Gardens, Holyrood Park, Inverleith Park and The Meadows.

Webster Honey beekeeper Meik Molitor mentioned: “We’re delighted to make prestigious Multrees Stroll our newest shopper, and thank them for his or her beneficiant sponsorship of 4 hives.

“It’s a false impression that bees solely do effectively in rural areas, as an city atmosphere with inexperienced areas, identical to the Capital, is simply nearly as good for them.”

Meik completed by saying that Webster Honey had been making the transfer to increasingly city places over the previous few years.

“In an city setting we now have discovered that there are additionally many functions for our hives. Clyde Purchasing Centre staged an exhibition for patrons in order that they may be taught extra about bees and why they’re so essential to the ecosystem,

“It additionally fitted with their goals to develop into extra an eco pleasant enterprise and obtain particular inexperienced aims.”

Commenting from Multrees Stroll, Leigh Aitchison, Centre Supervisor mentioned: “We’re delighted to welcome our 250,000 bees to Multrees Stroll and are excited to have the ability to present a secure habitat for them on one among our rooftop areas and to permit them to thrive within the metropolis centre.”