A big bee plan for Edinburgh Trams.
Today we can exclusively reveal that Edinburgh Trams will become more environmentally friendly this year.
The tram operator has decided to install their own bee hives on the roofs of the mass transit vehicles which now travel from Edinburgh Airport all the way to Leith and Newhaven.
This means that the bees will no longer exhaust themselves collecting the pollen from plants and bushes all over the city – instead they can hop and off when they like.
Research company, Floral IPO, say that each bee usually spends around an hour or so in one area, and so it is likely that when they get back on board the tram it will indeed be the same vehicle.
Belinda Harrison, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Trams, said: “We are so happy about this new initiative. We always worry about bee-ing environmentally conscious. In fact we would love to become a B Corp business. So this is a really sweet way to do it.”
A council spokesperson said: “Councillors from all political groups are looking forward to seeing the trams with their new passengers aboard buzzing about the city.”
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