Grand Palais honey was harvested for the first time on September 2 on the building's roof tops, with a yield of 50 kg (110 lb) for the first year in production.
 
The two hives were installed on the roof in May 2009.
Here we see the supers being removed from the hives. The supers are the compartments that fit into the upper part of the hive. It is here that the bees build their honeycombs where the honey is stored.
Each honeycomb can then be extracted and the honey stored in a honey tank for several days to be clarified, with the particles of beeswax being removed. 
 
In September, the honey from the first ever harvest will be put into jars at the Grand Palais. This will be done in public at a special event devoted to biodiversity and the life of bees in the city.
 
The experiment has been so successful that the Grand Palais management body, the EPGPCE, and its president Yves Saint-Geours, have decided to add three new hives in the spring of 2010.
Grand Palais honey will go on sale in autumn 2010.
Beekeeper Nicolas Géant will be in charge of the maintenance of the hives and harvesting the honey.
 
See the video of the first honey harvest at the Grand Palais on this site.