Simple Flying
Sydney Orpano
27 August 2024
Aircraft aren’t the only thing taking flight at Germany’s Hamburg Airport. For 25 years, bees have helped monitor emissions surrounding the airport.
In 1999, mindful of its environmental impact, Airbus introduced a project collecting honey from hives installed at the airport near the Airbus paint shop and next to the runway where the company carried out test flights. The honey revealed the surrounding areas' soil, water, and air quality.
The bees collect pollen and nectar from hundreds of thousands of flowers in the area. An independent laboratory analyzes the honey produced, and the findings from the honey analysis have been overwhelmingly positive. Chemical deposits in the flowers would be detected in the honey, and the lab tests show that the pollution levels are no higher than off the Airbus premises and even lower than in Hamburg's city center.
Read on: How & Why Are Bees Helping Hamburg Airport's Sustainability Efforts? (simpleflying.com)
