{"id":18803,"date":"2017-03-10T15:20:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18803"},"modified":"2017-03-10T15:20:18","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:20:18","slug":"urban-beekeeping-hidden-rooftop-hives-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/urban-beekeeping-hidden-rooftop-hives-cardiff\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban beekeeping: the hidden rooftop hives of Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EDIBLE Adamsdown Community Garden is<a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/fancy-keeping-bees-adamsdown-group-can-show\/\">\u00a0hosting a workshop<\/a> on how to keep bees next Sunday (March 19), but they aren\u2019t the only urban apiculturist to grace Cardiff with hosts of honeybees.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are some of the rooftop beehives hidden around the city you may not have known about, and a map showing where they are in the city.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1eeU1F_E6ecSCIdydsxElzyCMwss\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1eeU1F_E6ecSCIdydsxElzyCMwss\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><strong><strong>The National Museum of Wales<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18804\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-18804\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"The National Museum of Wales has several beehives on its roof.\" width=\"473\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-770x579.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18804\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"The National Museum of Wales has several beehives on its roof.\" width=\"473\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-770x579.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-500x376.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd.jpg 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/noscript> The National Museum of Wales, credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Amgueddfa_Genedlaethol_Caerdydd.JPG\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The National Museum has been keeping bees on their roof for several years, and for a while kept a beekeeper\u2019s blog, which can still be read<a href=\"https:\/\/museum.wales\/blog\/2015-06-08\/Museum-Beekeepers-Diary\/\"> here.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>The St David\u2019s Centre<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18807\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18807\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-18807\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"The St David's Centre. credit: Wikimedia\" width=\"465\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-770x583.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-500x378.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-293x222.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18807\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18807\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"The St David's Centre. credit: Wikimedia\" width=\"465\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-770x583.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-500x378.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened-293x222.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/793px-St_Davids_Centre_newly_opened.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/noscript> The St David&#8217;s Centre. credit: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The St David\u2019s Centre has six beehives on the roof of St David\u2019s 2, as part of a large rooftop garden to support pollinators in the city.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Chapter Arts<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18805\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-18805\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Chapter Arts centre credit: Wikimedia\" width=\"491\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-770x501.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-293x190.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18805\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Chapter Arts centre credit: Wikimedia\" width=\"491\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-770x501.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1-293x190.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/800px-Chapter_front_1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/noscript> Chapter Arts centre credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chapter_front_1.jpg\">Wikimedia<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chapter have two honey bee hives in their staff garden which are kept in partnership with Canton Community Gardens. Throughout the summer months they operate a live stream Bee Cam which can be viewed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chapter.org\/bee-cam\">here.<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Cardiff University &#8211; Redwood Building<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Creating a bee friendly city: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tHzNpDAH0k\">https:\/\/t.co\/tHzNpDAH0k<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Redwood Bees (@pharmabees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pharmabees\/status\/753907258883473408\">July 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are beehives on the roofs of several of Cardiff University\u2019s buildings, which have been put there as part of a project to create new drugs that can fight antibiotic resistant bacteria.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Redwood Building is at the heart of the project&#8217;s thrust, follow updates on their bees on twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pharmabees\">@PharmaBees<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><strong>Cardiff University &#8211; Bute Building<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18814\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-18814\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Beekeeping on the roof of the Bute Building. Credit: Sharon McGill\" width=\"513\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18814\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Beekeeping on the roof of the Bute Building. Credit: Sharon McGill\" width=\"513\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/03\/ShazButeRoof.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/noscript> Beekeeping on the roof of the Bute Building. Credit: Sharon McGill<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bute Building, home of the Cardiffian, is also part of the same university-wide project, and can be found on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeesBute\">@BeesBute<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are also wild bumblebees nesting in the mouth of the dragon statue on the building\u2019s roof.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bute bees busy bringing in pollen &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spring?src=hash\">#spring<\/a> is here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardiffJomec\">@CardiffJomec<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSofArchi\">@WSofArchi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spotabeecardiff\">@spotabeecardiff<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cardiffuni\">@cardiffuni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2c6x8azCYs\">pic.twitter.com\/2c6x8azCYs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bute Bees (@BeesBute) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeesBute\/status\/839105401387909121\">March 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Do you know of any urban beekeepers in Cardiff we could add to our map? Comment or contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-Cardiffian-173434166032945\/\">Facebook page<\/a> and let us know if you do.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDIBLE Adamsdown Community Garden is\u00a0hosting a workshop on how to keep bees next Sunday (March 19), but they aren\u2019t the only urban apiculturist to grace Cardiff with hosts of honeybees. Here are some of the rooftop beehives hidden around the city you may not have known about, and a map showing where they are in the city. &nbsp; The National Museum of Wales The National Museum has been keeping bees on their roof for several years, and for a while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":248,"featured_media":18715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,92,113],"tags":[4775,4763,4699,1291,265,2977,4776,1415,364,4777,4768],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-18803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adamsdown","category-city","category-uncategorised","tag-apiculture","tag-beekeeping","tag-bees","tag-cardiff-2","tag-cardiff-university","tag-chapter-arts","tag-les-baillie","tag-museum","tag-national-museum-of-wales","tag-st-davids-centre","tag-urban-beekeeping"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Urban beekeeping: the hidden rooftop hives of Cardiff - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/urban-beekeeping-hidden-rooftop-hives-cardiff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Urban beekeeping: the hidden rooftop hives of Cardiff - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"EDIBLE Adamsdown Community Garden is\u00a0hosting a workshop on how to keep bees next Sunday (March 19), but they aren\u2019t the only urban apiculturist to grace Cardiff with hosts of honeybees. 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