Sustainability Street: The Buzz About Beekeeping

So let's talk about the benefits.

And now Best Bees is exclusively urban beekeeping.

Yep.

So we're about a 60 to 90 mile radius outside of most city centers.

We're in 26 cities throughout the U.S., the most urban major cities, and growing rapidly.

And yeah, so it's going to be more urban and then some suburban footprints and very little rural areas.

Okay, so let's talk about the benefits.

Yep.

So there's really three key categories, benefits for our bees.

The first being sustainability, which can sound really obvious, but is very true.

So bees themselves support nature and biodiversity.

Honeybees are an indicator species.

So through the observation and study of honeybees, we're able to collect and inform decision-making for other pollinators in those areas and in those similar climates.

Best Bees is really scientifically founded, and we work kind of tirelessly to support and leverage the data that we collect with research institutions like MIT, Yale, National Geographic.

It's been a long, long list that we've been able to do collaborations with.

And then another really important category is engagement, community education.

So our beekeepers themselves are incredible assets to these buildings and properties through being in person, engaging and talking with communities.

We do things like honey tasting events, live hive tours, some really beautiful, sustainable gifting options, and then education about bees and beekeeping as well.

And that can be a really great pull to support engagements of tenants, employees, and communities within a property.

So what makes a building a good candidate and how much space do you need for it? Do you call it a beehive?

Yeah, a beehive.

Chitsune hive.

Yep.

So the footprint of the beehive itself isn't very big, about two by three feet.

But we do look for a couple of key qualifications to make sure that both the bees and the community are safe and happy.