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
Winnipeg, located at the heart of the Canadian Prairies, offers a unique blend of urban life and expansive green spaces like Assiniboine Park and the Forks. The city’s commitment to sustainability shines through its pollinator-friendly initiatives and community gardens. Native plants such as prairie crocus, black-eyed Susans, and wild bergamot flourish, creating vibrant habitats for pollinators and adding to Winnipeg’s natural charm.
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.
VIA Rail
VIA Rail's Winnipeg station is home to a buzzing honey bee hive. Through this initiative, VIA Rail is able to extend its environmental stewardship efforts in a tangible way. By promoting environmental awareness among urban populations, the partnership aligns with VIA Rail’s mission to help protect and preserve the environment.The rich storytelling opportunities provided through this initiative have played an important role in VIA Rail's marketing and customer engagement.
OurWinnipeg 2045 is Winnipeg's development plan to create a healthy and vibrant city for all. This includes protecting ecosystems by promoting biodiversity and restoring natural habitat.
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 Winnipeg is regulated by city bylaws, which require beekeepers to register their hives with the Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development department. Beekeepers must follow specific guidelines regarding hive placement and maintenance to ensure public safety and minimize disturbances to neighbors. Alvéole’s professional beekeepers handle compliance with all local and provincial regulations in Winnipeg.
Urban beekeeping is safe, with many successful programs running in Winnipeg. 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. Some technically can sting, but it's rare. Docile and nonterritorial, they’re extremely gentle. Unless they’re being touched, they simply go about their business.
Urban beekeeping aligns with Winnipeg's sustainability goals by promoting urban biodiversity and offering educational opportunities that help raise awareness about the role of pollinators in the ecosystem. It aligns with Winnipeg's efforts to increase green spaces, foster environmental stewardship, and create a resilient urban environment.