300,000 honeybees live 14 floors above Front Street, atop the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. They’re very hard workers, flying around downtown TORONTO, and collecting annually about 800 pounds of honey. The bees search for nectar over a five or six kilometre radius from the hotel, pollinating plants in the downtown core, the Toronto Islands, the Don Valley ravines and city parks.
The collected honey goes into cuisine and cocktails served in the Royal York’s dining rooms. The high-flying bees live in a herb garden, maintained by twelve apprentice chefs. <PHOTO BELOW – gathering honey by roneade.com/Ottawa Citizen>
The Queens Hotel (shown below) was demolished to make way for the Royal York, which opened in the 1930’s.
Over a dozen of these rattlers were born in the TORONTO Zoo. This is probably the best place to see one. They’re shy and endangered reptiles, and as such, it’s illegal to harass, harm or kill this snake.
I’ve seen these in VANCOUVER, and now TORONTO has them too. A brilliant idea from our city’s Water Department – portable drinking fountains making the rounds of public parks in 90 degree weather. As well, print material is available on preserving our water supply, and protecting the environment. Well done!
THE ANNEX is mainly residential, with tree-lined one-way streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions, most of them built between 1880 and the early 1900s. Some of architect UNO PRII‘s most expressive, sculptural apartment buildings are located in the Annex. Its residents range from university students to older long-time residents. Subway stops – ST. GEORGE or MUSEUM
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