It's a Sticky Question... What Do You Do With 6 1/2 Tons of Honey?
Urban Apiaries, Abuzz With Activity, Have Produced Sweet Crops That Weigh in at Over 13,000 Pounds at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in the Pacific Northwest
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BC -- (Marketwire) -- 10/04/12 -- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts' eco-focused Green Partnership program has been committed to protecting the environment for over 20 years. To combat increasing concerns about North American honeybees, several hotels in the Pacific Northwest region placed hives on their rooftop gardens, assisted by John Gibeau, president of the Honeybee Centre and a lifelong beekeeper. The initiative helps the environment by providing bees to pollinate gardens and parks, and the harvest offers delicious, local and sustainable honey to use in bars and restaurants. Here is how the busy bees added up in the region for 2012:
The Fairmont Empress - 3,000 pounds
The Fairmont Olympic - 400 pounds
The Fairmont Vancouver Airport - 5,000 pounds
The Fairmont Waterfront - 4,700 pounds.
Ask what do to with a ton -- or two -- of honey and our experts have a ready answer. Craft a wheat and honey beer with Hoyne's Hefe, serve it with scones at Afternoon Tea, craft honey vinaigrette, honey and thyme jus, truffles, homemade peanut butter, desserts, sauces, lip balm... and use it on popcorn. The latest idea is to use it in Willow Stream Spa treatments, based on research that honey is an anti-aging skin care product and used centuries ago by beauties like Cleopatra.
a renowned , celebrated their second season of beekeeping and is getting a buzz from the honey ale produced from their rooftop apiary. In partnership with Pike Brewing Company, a saison-style ale infused with honey was formulated and is on tap at Shuckers.
In Vancouver, sky-high hives house half a million honeybees that yielded 700 pounds, with an additional 4,000 pounds from off-site hives. Resident beekeeper and executive sous chef Mark Wadsworth is known for his mid-afternoon rescue of a swarm in a hotel pillow case from a nearby tree. Their honey-inspired Afternoon "Hive" Tea pays homage to the sweet stuff with goodies prepared with herbs and honey from the garden.
Across town at one of the world's busiest airports, is home to approximately a million honeybees that reside on the airport's land at McDonald Beach Park. The array of indigenous plants and flowers provides a menu that creates a mélange of sweet and spicy notes with hints of cinnamon and apple in the honey which can be sampled in items like the rum-based Honey Harvest cocktail, Honey Cheesecake, or house-made Honey Ice Cream. A great gift, our offers its particular brand of honey for sale at the hotel and in the domestic terminal.
To celebrate the Honey Harvest, there is a sweet deal of an offer: book and pay for accommodation prior to October 31, 2012 and receive a 20% discount off room and dining, and a sweet treat on arrival. This offer is available at our , including The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport, and in downtown Vancouver, The Fairmont Waterfront, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver and Fairmont Pacific Rim, as well as our Seattle hotel - The Fairmont Olympic. For reservations, call 1-888-830-1144.
For recipes, photos, or more information about Fairmont hotels in the Pacific Northwest and green hotel initiatives, please contact: Nancie Hall, Regional PR Director - PNW Region, FHR 604-443-1809 or
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