Alvéole leverages bees on your commercial building to help you boost tenant engagement and achieve your sustainability goals.
Bring nature-based solutions to your building
The Alvéole bees have been buzzing in Baltimore since 2022. Baltimore's green spaces provide peaceful retreats within the city's vibrant neighborhoods. Baltimore's efforts in urban greening and pollinator-friendly programs show a strong commitment to sustainability. With bee-friendly flowers like black-eyed Susans and milkweed in full bloom, the city offers a rich home for pollinators.
Use your property to make a lasting impact on your community and city.
Nature-focused amenities
Foster a sense of attachment to the building with bee habitats and branded jars of honey from your own property.
Environmental workshops
From beekeeping 101 to bottling your own honey, you’ll have everything you need to make your building events unforgettable.
Sustainability initiatives
Earn green building certifications, foster environmental awareness, and support nature in the city.
Nature and biodiversity monitoring
Enhance your ESG report and make informed decisions to support biodiversity.
Baltimore Convention Center
The Baltimore Convention Center is home to a buzzing honey bee hive and two wild bee habitats.
The bees play an important role not only in the center's sustainability strategy, but their engagement initiatives as well. The honey is used in catered meals, workshops are well attended by employees, and community members stay connected to the bees via the online engagement platform, eagerly following for updates.
The Baltimore Sustainability Plan aims to connect residents to nature – precisely Alvéole's mission. The city strives to do this in many ways, including expanding habitat for pollinators and other native species and consistently engaging with community members.
Why choose Alvéole?
Tenant subscriptions & event booking
Tenants subscribe to updates and book workshops directly. Your subscriber list stays current automatically.
Engagement & participation tracking
See attendance rates, repeat participation, and engagement trends by property, ready before renewal conversations.
Content library & templates
Pre-built email templates, event content, and photos, ready to use without building anything from scratch.
Biodiversity & hive data
Nature monitoring data structured for sustainability reports, GRESB submissions, and investor disclosures.
Frequently asked questions
Urban beekeeping in Baltimore is regulated by city and state laws, which require beekeepers to register their hives with the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The city also has zoning regulations and guidelines to ensure that hives are placed in safe, appropriate locations. Alvéole’s professional beekeepers ensure full compliance with Baltimore’s local and state requirements.
Urban beekeeping is safe, with many successful bee programs operating throughout Baltimore. At Alvéole, we work with a special breed of Italian honey bees selected for their docility. Honey bees are gentle creatures who (almost) never sting without reason. Unless they feel threatened, bees have no motivation to sting – in fact, once they sting, they lose their stinger along with a part of their abdomen, and die.Wild bees are as peaceful as honey bees. They technically can sting, but they don’t. Docile and nonterritorial, they’re extremely gentle. Unless they’re being touched, they simply go about their business.
Urban beekeeping aligns with Baltimore’s sustainability initiatives, such as the Baltimore Sustainability Plan, which emphasizes supporting pollinator habitat and fostering environmental education. Alvéole's solutions reinforce Baltimore’s commitment to environmental health and community engagement.