Enough with the honeybees

Trusnovec inspecting a hive on the roof of the B&B Hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Inset) Bees hovering on the roof of the Johnson & Johnson building in Ljubljana. — ©2023 The New York Times Company

WHEN the B&B Hotel in Ljubljana, Slovenia, decided to reinvent itself as an eco-friendly destination in 2015, it had to meet more than 150 criteria to earn a coveted Travelife certificate of sustainability. But then it went step further: it hired a beekeeper to install four honeybee hives on the roof.

“Keeping wild animals is a great way to show that we have a connection to nature,” said general manager Adrijana Hauptman Vidergar. “And we’ve had great feedback from guests who go up there and take a look.”