Environmental
BeeBeeGI honey from E18 Motorway
In 2020, the E18 Motorway Portfolio Company initiated the installation of 100 beehives along the motorway and near the resting areas.
Since then, the 100 beehives are home to approximately six million bees and produce more than a metric tonne of honey each yer. Bees are vital to the pollination process and help the natural flora. At E18 Motorway the green areas around the road are mowed only once in late summer, resulting in increasing wildflowers and their density.
The Portfolio Company works with a local beekeeper, who manages the hives. The honey is collected and packaged to meet local health standards to be donated locally to Rasteplassen in Grimstad. The Rasteplassen is a volunteer operated center which offers food distribution of food, a social meeting place, a café, haircuts, etc.
