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Disney World has offered a look at the annual dismantling of its holiday gingerbread displays, sharing how it resues the massive structures to help support its bee populations.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Feb 2023
Disney World has offered a look at the annual dismantling of its holiday gingerbread displays, sharing how it resues the massive structures to help support its bee populations.
The gingerbread houses, which stand as high as 17 feet tall (5.2 metres), have been utilised for a decade in this way, with the frosting-covered frames used to help support the bee hives around the Disney World resort.
Once the bees are finished with the frames, they are washed down to remove any remaining sugar and put into storage for the next holiday season, where the process is repeated again.
“Seeing how bees respond to the gingerbread displays is such a spectacular example of the impact an individual can have on the behavior of bees and wildlife,” said Dr. Zak Gezon, conservation manager for Disney’s Animals, Science and Environment.
“You can even recreate something like this at home in a way that’s beneficial to native pollinators by creating your own pollinator garden using beautiful flowering plants.”
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