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
Jacksonville's green spaces, including Memorial Park and the Jacksonville Arboretum, offer important habitats for pollinators. The city's sustainability efforts include urban greening and biodiversity programs. Native plants such as saw palmetto, coral honeysuckle, and Walter's viburnum flourish here, supporting local pollinators and adding to Jacksonville's natural beauty.
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.
FIS Headquarters
The FIS headquarters building in Jacksonville, managed by Cushman & Wakefield, is home to a rooftop beehive that supports the company's sustainability goals and provides employees with a unique connection to urban nature. The program has strengthened the building's environmental credentials and employee engagement initiatives.
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 Jacksonville is regulated by city ordinances and state laws, requiring beekeepers to register their hives with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The city also provides guidelines for hive placement to ensure safety and minimize conflicts with neighbors. Alvéole’s professional beekeepers handle all compliance with Jacksonville’s local and state regulations.
Urban beekeeping is safe, with many successful bee programs operating throughout Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville’s environmental sustainability initiatives, such as the city’s focus on enhancing green spaces and promoting biodiversity. Alvéole's urban beekeeping program supports these goals by promoting pollinator health and providing environmental education opportunities.