Watch: Cork employment hub buzzing with excitement over new arrivals

Two hives containing an estimated 60,000 native Irish honey bees have been installed at the Mahon headquarters of global customer experience firm Telus International Ireland to mark World Bee Day

Horticultural therapist at Telus International Ireland, Ciara Parsons with founder of An Beach Dubh, Séadna Mac Giolla Coda as two hives of up to 60,000 native Irish honey bees are introduced to the campus of Telus International Ireland in Mahon, Cork. Picture: Darragh Kane

As if there wasn’t enough buzz in the area already, thousands of native Irish bees have just moved in to one of Cork’s busiest employment hubs.

Two hives containing an estimated 60,000 native Irish honey bees, Apis mellifera mellifera, have been installed at the Mahon headquarters of global customer experience firm Telus International Ireland to mark World Bee Day.