Great idea to take the children to this kind of activity. Victoria has been the honorary member of Swedish Beekeepers' Association 18 years.
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Svensk Damtidning's article
New pictures from Haga. And totally unexpected! For here, Victoria, Oscar and Estelle are doing something you have never seen before!
Here is Victoria in the garden, a stone's throw from Haga Palace. With her, of course, she has the children. And all their bees. Lots of bees!
Estelle and Oscar have received beekeeper costumes in mini-format that the royal beekeeper Lotta brought with them, and two expectant siblings will now get to taste the honey. So heavenly good, yes here you can literally talk about a royal sweet shock!
Princess Estelle, as usual, offered her quirky and funny comments, as when it was time to mark the queen bee herself with a pen:
- But Mom, should we tattoo it?
But of course there is a thought behind these royal bee-pictures. Today it is the World Bee Day, and Crown Princess Victoria would like to pay attention. She has been an honorary member of the Swedish Beekeeper' Association for a total of 18 years, and proud beekeeper at the hobby level for 10 years.
The hives - and the bees - the crown princess couple got in wedding present when they got married in 2010. The family has some help: Professional beekeeper Lotta Fabricius-Kristiansen who was also in the yard this early evening.
Estelles oväntade kommentar till Victoria _ Svensk Dam
Gallery from Belga, photos by Jonas Ekströmer/TT.
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At Expressen's article:
The Crown Princess family has several unexpected pets - including thousands of bees.
In new pictures, Estelle and Oscar are curiously inspecting the bees' work for the first time - in full beekeeper outfit.
- They were a little curious, says beekeeper Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen, who takes care of the bees.
Recently, the joy message came that the Crown Princess family has acquired a dog - the furry cavapoo puppy Rio.
But it is not the only pet at home at Haga.
The family has several sheep at the Palace. And in addition, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel received an unusual wedding gift: yellow beehives from Swedish Beekeepers' Association, which stands in the sheep garden.
The family has a great passion for bees. It became clear on Monday when the children got really close to the bees for the first time.
They were accompanied by mother, Crown Princess Victoria, and beekeeper Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen, who runs the family's beehives.
- Now the children had to watch and get acquainted. I understood that this was the first time for Estelle and Oscar, they had not looked into a hive community before.
Clad in beekeeper overalls with veils, they gathered around the beehives.
- Estelle mentioned that it felt like being in a space suit, says Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen.
- The Crown Princess family are interested and think it is great fun that the bees are there, it was clear, says Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen.
- They were a little curious. It is a bit scary when the bees are buzzing and so it is too many. We took the time to look at everything. It was very nice, says Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen.
- We even found Victoria's old sling in the wind that we fixed and sipped honey with, the Crown Princess has previously told the Biodlarna National Association.
They saw the queen in the hive and nursery, and tasted some honey.
- Estelle asked a lot and wondered what was what. We talked about how old the queen is and that she is the mother of all the bees, says Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen.
- They really love honey, it was Estelle who said that she loved honey. They are very good ambassadors for pollination and bees, so it feels great.
The honey from the bees is sold in the Royal Gift Shops and the money goes to the Crown Princess Couple's Foundation.
Margareta Thorgren writes that Crown Princess Victoria wanted to pay attention to the World Bee Day and bee's part in biodiversity:
“... together with Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar look at the hives that are on Haga. The hives were a very appreciated gift to the Crown Princess couple from the Swedish Beekeepers' National Association 10 years ago."
The royal court at its website:
On May 20, attention is paid to the International World Bee Day. To learn more about the importance of the bee to biodiversity, the Crown Princess took Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar to the hives at Haga.
In 2010, the Crown Princess couple received hives as a gift on their banns of marriage from the Swedish Beekeepers' Association to be placed in the Haga Palace Park.
The hive communities have since grown from two to four and in each beehive there can live up to 60,000 bees around midsummer.
Found the queen
With the help of beekeeper Lotta Fabricius Kristiansen, who is responsible for the hives at Haga, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar were able to find one of the queen bees. There are also a few hundred drones in the beehives. The rest are work bees.
The Princess and the Prince also learned more about the different types of bees that exist and why they are important for our biodiversity. The people rely on pollinators, such as bees and bumblebees, to eventually be able to get food on the table.
Honey sales for charitable purposes
Around midsummer, the first honey is harvested from the hives at Haga. During a normal year, the four bee communities usually produce a harvest of between 80 and 100 kg of honey.
The honey is then sold at the Royal Gifts Shops and the proceeds go to the Crown Princess Couple's Foundation, which works for good health and strengthened community among children and young people in Sweden.
Världsbidagen uppmärksammas på Haga - Sveriges Kungahus
Prinsessa Victoria ja prinssi Daniel saivat 10 vuotta sitten erikoisen häälahjan – Estelle ja Oscar vetivät suojavarusteet niskaan - MTVuutiset.fi
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