‘Grand Beedapest Hotel’ Creates an Urban Home for Bees

Source: inhabitat.com Published: July 23, 2016   by Lacy Cooke Tea company Taylors of Harrogate teamed up with Kew Gardens to design the Grand Beedapest Hotel, a luxury bee hotel à la Wes Anderson. Through their enchanting design, Taylors aims to raise awareness...

The Sculpture Controlled by Bees: Wolfgang Buttress’s Hive

Source: theguardian.com Published: June 17, 2016 The Hive at Kew Gardens, at night. Photograph: Jeff Eden/RBG Kew  Its 170,000 pieces of aluminium are a hive-like structure of latticework, controlled by the vibrations of honeybees in a hive at Kew that is connected to...

How Mushrooms Can Save Bees & Our Food Supply

Source: collective-evolution.com Published: January 23, 2015 By Jefferey Jaxen As humanity becomes more conscious to the language of nature, it is clear that mushrooms in their many forms come in peace and are here to help. The uses, benefits, and applications of...

Save the Bees with Seed Bombs

Source: treehugger.com Published: January 12, 2015 © Seedles Margaret Badore Seed bombs began as a fun and friendly tactic for greening abandoned lots in urban spaces. “Guerrilla gardeners” throw balls of seeds and fertilizer into fenced-off spaces that are otherwise...

Urban Beehive

Source: superpunch.net Published: November 5, 2011 The urban beehive is a concept for keeping bees at home. The beehive is designed to allow us a glimpse into the fascinating world of these industrious creatures and to harvest the honey that they produce. The design...