Without pollination from bees, one third of the food we eat would be threatened. The fact that some of McDonald’s franchises in Sweden have beehives on their restaurant roof tops to promote biodiversity has attracted worldwide attention. Now the initiative is being extended to include wild bees. It is estimated that 30% of Sweden’s wild […]
The ‘Beezza’ marks the launch of Papa John’s latest pizza release, while recognising the importance of the insect to tomato production and highlighting the growing threat of climate change to its future. There’s an element of self interest in the brand’s campaign, given the bee is ‘in fact the most effective pollinator of tomatoes, essentially […]
Smakis, a family-owned, organic fruit juice maker in Sweden, is stepping up to help save the bees with a new integrated campaign created in partnership with DigitasLBi Nordics. Called ‘Plant a Smakis’, the initiative launches a specially developed new flavour that contains a dash of every bee’s favourite nectar – lemon balm. Smakis’ kid-sized cartons […]
In one of the most obvious yet still cool examples of cause marketing, Honey Nut Cheerios in Canada is pledging to help find a solution to unstable bee populations—by launching a whole integrated campaign around the issue, including removing its “Buzz” bee mascot from the packaging for a limited time. “This is the first time […]
Buzzing with activity throughout the year, St Martin’s Courtyard is home to 150,000 honeybees. Safely tucked away on the rooftops of the courtyard, the three busy hives generating 10,000ml of honey each year have been pollenating for five years, flying three miles around central London on their daily commute. Collecting and sampling a mixture of […]
To celebrate the launch of its new ‘Highlander Honey’ whiskey, whiskey brand Dewar’s decided to employ the help of nature’s original 3D sculptors: bees. New York agency Sid Lee employed The Ebeling Group, the company behind the “Eyewriter Project,” to undertake this impossible project. Using 80,000 bees, they ‘3B-printed’ a bottle-shaped sculpture made out of […]