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Liverpool St John’s installs rooftop beehives producing 150 jars

By Drooid · Oct 4, 2026, 10:25 AM UTC · How we work

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St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool installed rooftop beehives on its roof, beneath the St Johns Beacon.
Two hives were placed in 2021 and a third added in 2025.
The colonies produced enough honey for 150 jars this year.
During summer peaks the hives host about 180,000 striped insects.
Local schoolchildren design the honey-jar labels.

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St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool installed rooftop beehives on its roof, beneath the St Johns Beacon.
Two hives were placed in 2021 and a third added in 2025.
The colonies produced enough honey for 150 jars this year.
During summer peaks the hives host about 180,000 striped insects.
Local schoolchildren design the honey-jar labels.