Notre Dame: the mystery of the hives of the roof saved from the fire

In the midst of the pain and sadness of the devastating fire that consumed part of the roof of the cathedral

Notre Dame in Paris

, a mystery is still latent. Although few visitors are aware, three hives installed on the roof of the sacristy were saved from the flames, but the fate of 150,000 bees is still unknown.

More than 24 hours after the fire, the company in charge of hives posted on their social networks a message in which he explained: "The pictures taken by different drones show that the three hives are still
they are in place Obviously intact! "

"As for the occupants, the mystery remains intact," they told Beeopic before adding: "Smoke, heat, water … we'll see if our brave bees are still with us as soon as we have access to the Place, which can take a long time. "

In addition to the display, the
The company shared an aerial image in which the exact location where the hives were intact and very close to the areas destroyed by the fire was traced with a red circle.

The bees had arrived at the iconic cathedral in September 2013 as part of an urban beekeeping program launched in the French capital and with which she was seeking to recover these important insects.

At that time, in
the official website of the cathedral wrote: "Our Lady is totally compatible with the preservation of the dynamics of biodiversity and wishes to recall the beauty of creation and the responsibility of man".