Oslo buzzing with world's first bee highway
CBC Radio | Posted: June 30, 2015 9:49 PM | Last Updated: July 1, 2015
Bees in Oslo are hitting the highway. The pollinators are enjoying a network of gardens that allow them free passage throughout the city. There are even 'insect hotels' where they can rest along the way.
Anne Sofie Hansen is an urban beekeeper and a member of the collective Bybi, the group behind the bee highway.
She tells As It Happens guest host Susan Bonner: "We try to make people plant pollen rich flowers every 250 meters so even the small bees can find their way.
"We are actually creating a green path through the city."
Bybi has published an online map that shows all the stops on the route.
The mini gardens vary from rooftop hives on modern office buildings to colourful flowers planted by children in school yards.
Hansen says the Oslo project is a small step toward helping bee populations recover from a massive decade-long population decline.
"I think we have to start somewhere. This is a man made problem and man can also make changes."