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Why luxury hotels are turning to beekeeping

By Tina Hsiao, for CNN
Updated 9:55 PM EDT, Sun August 2, 2015
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On the Waldorf Astoria's rooftop, 20 stories above Park Avenue, some 360,000 bees produce more than 300 pounds of honey, harvested annually..
Waldorf Astoria (New York) —
On the Waldorf Astoria's rooftop, 20 stories above Park Avenue, some 360,000 bees produce more than 300 pounds of honey, harvested annually..
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September is St. Ermin's Hotel's annual honey month, when its house-made amber nectar is celebrated through food and cocktail menus. During the same month, the hotel also hosts an urban beekeeping workshop with their expert, Camilla Goddard of Capital Bee.
St. Ermin's Hotel (London) —
September is St. Ermin's Hotel's annual honey month, when its house-made amber nectar is celebrated through food and cocktail menus. During the same month, the hotel also hosts an urban beekeeping workshop with their expert, Camilla Goddard of Capital Bee.
Courtesy St. Ermin's
The Fairmont Waterfront hotel is a pioneer of in-house honeybee production. It's home to 500,000 resident honeybees who use its large third floor terrace herb garden as a base to forage over 26 square miles.
Fairmont Waterfront (Vancouver) —
The Fairmont Waterfront hotel is a pioneer of in-house honeybee production. It's home to 500,000 resident honeybees who use its large third floor terrace herb garden as a base to forage over 26 square miles.
Courtesy Fairmont
From May to September, guests at the Fairmont Waterfront can join a daily tour of the apiary and rooftop garden with a resident bee butler (and have a sneak peek at the bees from the observation hive).
Farimont's rooftop garden —
From May to September, guests at the Fairmont Waterfront can join a daily tour of the apiary and rooftop garden with a resident bee butler (and have a sneak peek at the bees from the observation hive).
Courtesy Fairmont
Tests on St. Ermin's Hotel's honey shows their bees gather nectar from over 50 different plants and trees -- some within the grounds of Buckingham Palace -- within a three-mile forage radius.
St. Ermin's Hotel (London) —
Tests on St. Ermin's Hotel's honey shows their bees gather nectar from over 50 different plants and trees -- some within the grounds of Buckingham Palace -- within a three-mile forage radius.
Courtesy St. Ermin's
The "detox martini" cocktail at the W Taipei's WOOBAR made with green tea-infused Belvedere vodka, Grand Marnier, orange juice, yuzu juice, sprite and the hotel's house-made honey.
W Taipei —
The "detox martini" cocktail at the W Taipei's WOOBAR made with green tea-infused Belvedere vodka, Grand Marnier, orange juice, yuzu juice, sprite and the hotel's house-made honey.
Courtesy W Taipei
Guests at the Mandarin Oriental who can't get enough of the sweet syrup offered through the hotel's F&B menu can opt into the hotel's eco-initiatives -- such as reusing towels -- to receive a jar of honey to keep.
Mandarin Oriental (Paris) —
Guests at the Mandarin Oriental who can't get enough of the sweet syrup offered through the hotel's F&B menu can opt into the hotel's eco-initiatives -- such as reusing towels -- to receive a jar of honey to keep.
Courtesy Mandarin Oriental

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