Busy bees at department headquarters

The Department of Agriculture is producing honey in the heart of Dublin's fair city.

The Dealer

17 July 2019

Beekeeper Martin Wilde on the roof of Agriculture House.

I see that there are at least some busy bees at the Department headquarters, Ag House.

Minister Creed was presented with a pot of honey this week from the beehives situated on the roof of the Department's Kildare Street headquarters.

Nice to think that someone in Ag House stings harder than the inspectors.

Some sweet news! ??

We've had the first delivery of honey from our bees that are housed on the roof of Agriculture House; one of our own initiatives to make us more #biodiversity friendly.

Minister @creedcnw was presented with a jar of honey from beekeeper Michael Wilde #bees pic.twitter.com/eZSlcI1qYB
— Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (@agriculture_ie) July 17, 2019

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