Travelodge opens its first hotel for BEES in Telford
Travelodge has opened its latest hotel in Telford – and this one is for bees.
The Travelodge Beehive is one of two hives to mark the next stage of the Telford Town Park Bee Project at Telford Town Park.
The project, which started in February, has been funding through Parks for People’s Lottery, and is set to be fully completed by Spring 2019.
The aim of the project is to raise awareness of the importance of bees.
The bespoke Travelodge beehive is made from red cedar wood and has been painted in natural bee friendly paint. The UK’s first Travelodge Bee Hotel features five floors and around 60,000 honeybees can check-in.
Telford & Wrekin Council and Travelodge worked with apiarist Alison Wakeman, on the design and installation of the company’s first beehive.
Alison travels across the UK teaching primary school children about the importance of bees, their vital role to the environment and how they contribute to the UK economy through their food crop pollination.
She said: "I am buzzing that Travelodge has opened its first Bee Hotel in Telford. This year, the town is celebrating its 50th anniversary so it is a great gift that will keep giving.
“This opening will help to raise awareness of how essential honeybees are to our environment. They are one of the world’s most important pollinator of food crop and support one third of the food that we consume every day.
"Therefore we all need to work together to support our bee population."
