Bring your community together with engaging and interactive activities
We want to make everyone fall in love with bees! These workshops foster a deeper connection between your building community, your bee program, and the environment.
Environmental education is the heart of our mission
Create meaningful and educational experiences
Each workshop drives environmental awareness and education in support of your sustainability strategy.
Offer an exciting and experiential environment
A space people want to come to, with team bonding and a wellness program built in.
Bring awareness to your sustainability initiatives
Workshops open the door to bigger conversations about the environment and your organization's efforts.
Discover Alvéole’s events
Dive into the fascinating world of bees and urban beekeeping. Participants are sure to leave with new knowledge, a transformed view of their environment, and a heightened sense of community.
From hive to honey jar: a hands-on honey extraction
Take part in every step of a honey extraction, from uncapping the frames, to spinning the honey out of the honeycombs, and jarring and labeling the honey to take home.
Wonders of beeswax: the art of candle-making
Make your own hand-dipped beeswax candles while exploring the history of this centuries-old practice.
Meet your bees: get up close
and personal with your hive
Try on a beekeeper’s veil, observe the bees at work, and taste honey fresh from the frame. If we’re lucky, her majesty the queen bee may even grace us with her presence!
Virtual option available
Bee there or bee square:
team trivia
Challenge your group to a round of trivia that is sure to leave participants with a smile, a sense of connection, and some fun (and surprising) knowledge about bees and pollinators.Try on a beekeeper’s veil, observe the bees at work, and taste honey fresh from the frame. If we’re lucky, her majesty the queen bee may even grace us with her presence!
Virtual option available
Information kiosk: what’s the buzz?
Share your beehive project with your tenants or larger community. Your Alvéole beekeeper will set up an eye-catching display with posters, beekeeping tools, and hive equipment to showcase the urban beekeeping experience.
Meet your beekeeper:
ask them anything!
Get to know your dedicated beekeeper, the ins and outs of their job, and your beehive project.
Virtual option available
Discover the world of bees: a look at the fascinating role bees play
Learn all about the diverse world of bees, urban beekeeping, and the little city found within a honey bee hive. Follow a bee’s life journey, from the moment she hatches to her final flight.
Virtual option available
Bee the movement: an introduction to the urban agriculture movement
Chicken keeping, rooftop gardening, vertical farming, and community building – take a step back from the beehive and get inspired by the broader urban agriculture movement.
Virtual option available
Explore the world of wild bees: a closer look at the enchanting world of pollination
Bumble bees, carpenters, masons, leafcutters; get to know the hundreds of lovable wild bees who share our cities. Discover how wild bee homes provide nesting habitat, and learn how to grow a pollinator garden, beginning with a hands-on activity to create your own bee-friendly seed mix.
Virtual option available
What our clients have to say about our events
Frequently asked questions
You can choose from nine different one-hour events, ranging from hands-on activities, to seminars and kiosks. They can be adapted for any group or setting, including in-person and online for workplaces, schools, retirement homes, and beyond!
All Alvéole clients benefit from these events. They can be adapted for any group or setting, including workplaces, schools, retirement homes, and beyond!
These events are a powerful vehicle for environmental education and awareness. After participating in an activity, participants become mobilized spokespeople for bees, urban beekeeping, pollinators, and your beehive project.
Yes! To ensure these activities are accessible for all workplaces, we also offer virtual options.
Each event is about one hour long.