Two hives were placed on the front lawn of the Governor’s Executive Residence at the Washington State Capitol and honey bees installed on April 20, 2016.
The project, a collaboration between the Olympia Beekeepers Association and the Washington Department of Enterprise Services will help raise public awareness about the decline of bee populations, our dependence on them to pollinate much of the food we eat and their importance to Washington’s agricultural economy. The honey bees will also be boosting the pollination of plants at the mansion on on the Capitol Campus.
Links to recent articles on the project in the news:
http://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article73484692.html
http://www.king5.com/news/local/governors-mansion-gets-30000-honey-bees/145674691
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article73484907.html
http://q13fox.com/2016/04/20/bees-installed-on-capitol-campus-in-olympia/
http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article72268317.html
http://www.thurstontalk.com/2016/04/21/honeybees-capitol-washington/