Fortnum And Mason Beehives Take Up Residence On The Roof
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Jonathan Miller, sweet grocery buyer and bee hive designer, checks the bees on the roof at Fortnum and Mason on July 22, 2008 in London. Each hive contains 4000 Carnolian bees from the Italian Alps. In this first season on the roof – they will produce 200-300 jars of Fortnums London honey. Each of the 4 hives is an individual design painted in Fortnums famous eau de nile paint fronted by a triumphal arch styled in Roman, Gothick, Chinese or Mughal. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
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