Bees populate beehives on roof of Nestlé House office building

At the top of the Nestlé House office building at 32 Domaniewska Street there are Krainka bees from the Hinderhofer AGT line. 

“We adopted four bee families, i.e. approx. 240,000 bees,” Agnieszka Kępka, specialist in environmental protection at Warbud, said.

60,000 individuals will live in one hive during the peak season. They will penetrate the area within two kilometers for nectar and pollen. 

“We have long thought about creating a home for bees on the roof of our headquarters. This would not be possible without cooperation with the facility manager, the Hines company, who was very optimistic about Warbud's initiative and helped us install hives at the top of the office building. I am glad that together we were able to add a bio-brick to the local ecosystem,” Agnieszka Kępka emphasized.

“At Nestlé House, we implemented our proprietary HinesGO program, which was created to promote pro-ecological attitudes and solutions. Hines has also developed a guide to the green building presenting initiatives that can be taken by property managers and tenants for the environment. They concern aspects such as energy efficiency, water saving, waste management, sustainable transport and education through guides and various events aimed at building environmental awareness,” Aleksandra Niewolska, Property Manager at Hines Polska said. 

In 2016 Nestlé House office building obtained the BREEAM certificate at the "Very Good" level. It also received the award for the best completed certified ecological building from the Polish Green Building Council PLGBC at the VI PLGBC Green Building Symposium.

(WBJ)