The idea was dreamt up while coming across scientific articles on urban beekeeping in London and the beehives on the roof of the Paris Opera House. Five families of Carniola bees are buzzing in their beehives on one of the terraces of Cankarjev dom’s variegated roof. Located in the very centre of Ljubljana, the country’s capital city, Cankarjev dom is the principal congress and cultural centre of Slovenia.

Each beehive houses a family of 40,000 honeybees. Although it may not be readily apparent, urban environment with its trees, parks and gardens provides profuse bee pasture. Another advantage is that vegetation is not sprayed with insecticides, while exhaust gases do not influence the quality of the produce. In pollinating city plants, urban honeybees also help increase biodiversity. Bees pollinate between 75 and 100 important plant species, thereby enabling fertilization and, consequently, production of honey.

The honey produced by the bees of Cankarjev dom was thoroughly analysed and confirmed that it is fit for consumption. It is free of pesticides and residues of acids and heavy metals (lead, cadmium, etc.) as well as genetically modified organisms. Put in lovely jars, it will be presented to our business partners with great pride.