This Public Library Has an Indoor BeeHive

(Photo: sauer_kussen)

Redditor sauer_kussen brought this incredible find to my attention. One of the branches of the Medina County District Library (I think the main library) in Ohio has a real, active beehive inside the children’s department. It’s called the Library Observation Hive. A local organization of beekeepers maintains it, moving the hive out before the winter and returning it in the spring. The local branch of the Rotary Club brought it to the library in 2008 as a way for people to learn about bees. The resident bees can leave through a pipe that connects to the outside of the library building.

This Public Library Has an Indoor BeeHive