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 Berlin since 2022. The city’s environmental initiatives, including urban gardening and green roof projects, highlight a strong commitment to sustainability. Bee-friendly flowers like wild thyme and marigold thrive here, creating vibrant, buzzing havens for pollinators and residents alike.
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.
PATRIZIA, a global leader in real asset investment management headquartered in Germany, partnered with Alvéole to introduce bee habitats and environmental programming across more than 10 of its properties.
Interactive workshops and locally made honey have led to increased tenant engagement and environmental awareness. The program has also contributed to the company's ESG goals, particularly in promoting biodiversity and sustainable practices.
The DGNB system for biodiversity-promoting outdoor spaces helps companies, municipalities, and developers to design and maintain areas on built-up properties, facades and rooftops to support the preservation of species and ecosystem diversity.
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 Berlin is regulated by local laws, requiring beekeepers to register their hives and comply with rules concerning hive placement. Professional Alvéole beekeepers ensure compliance with all local requirements.
Urban beekeeping is safe and we have many successful bee programs in Berlin. 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.
Alvéole's urban beekeeping and nature-based solutions support biodiversity and provide educational opportunities on the importance of pollinators. These solutions align with Berlin’s broader efforts to promote environmental stewardship, green urban spaces, and build a resilient, sustainable city for future generations.