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
Amid the towering skyscrapers and bustling streets, New York City has a surprising abundance of green spaces and urban gardens that support local pollinators. The city's sustainability initiatives include rooftop greening, pollinator-friendly landscaping, and urban agriculture programs. Native plants such as Eastern redbud, wild bergamot, and butterfly weed thrive in the city's parks and green roofs, contributing to NYC's urban biodiversity.
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.
Buildings
Partners
Bee Habitats
RXR is an innovative real estate company committed to creating socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable communities. Through their partnership with Alvéole, RXR has brought urban beekeeping to several of their New York City properties, including the award-winning Pier 57, giving tenants and visitors a unique connection to urban nature.
New York City's sustainability legislation includes a range of policies aimed at expanding green infrastructure, supporting urban biodiversity, and reducing the city's environmental footprint — creating opportunities for nature-based solutions like urban beekeeping to thrive across the five boroughs.
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 New York City is regulated by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Beekeepers must register their hives with the DOHMH, and hives must be placed in locations that minimize potential conflicts with neighbors. Professional Alvéole beekeepers ensure compliance with all local requirements.
Urban beekeeping is safe, with many successful bee programs operating throughout New York City. 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.
A bee program supports New York City's sustainability initiatives, including PlaNYC, which focuses on creating a greener and more resilient city. A bee program promotes green spaces, sustainable landscaping practices, and environmental education around biodiversity and pollinator health. This aligns with the city’s broader efforts to integrate sustainability into urban living and foster environmental stewardship.