Legends Centre bees find new home
Thousands of bees that made a home at Legends Centre have been relocated to Mitchell’s Corners.
Sometimes it stings when you have to move, but there is no doubt that former residents of the Legends Centre are buzzing about their new home.
Approximately 35,000 honeybees that had built a hive at the north end arena have now been moved to Mitchell’s Corners, thanks to Toronto Bee Rescue.
“Great work by staff to ensure the safety of users of Legends by having some 35,000 honeybees relocated to Mitchell’s Corners,” states Councillor Bob Chapman, chair of the city’s community services committee, in a news release.
“Honeybees are important for our environment and food supply, ‘sweet success.’”
According to the Canadian Honey Council, the province saw a 58-per-cent winter mortality rate for honeybees over the winter of 2013/14, and 38 per cent the following year.