Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives | Regional Holcim Awards competition

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On October 5, 1999, the people of the State of Michigan (an
important fruit and vegetable producing state) designated
the honey bee, Apis mellifera, as their official agricultural
insect. The paradox is that from this particular year onward
the number of bee colonies has been in constant decline.
Detroit is not exactly what most [...]

Artful beekeeping | Nectar Corridors

Architecture
Artful beekeeping
Berliners need you to sponsor sculptural hive

By Stephan Orsolini and Erika Mayr
Editor’s Note: In September 2004, two Berliners, Stéphane Orsolini and Erika Mayr, visited Detroit after participating in the German-funded international Shrinking Cities competition. They greeted the city with a proposal for urban beekeeping [...]