Genius Company Installs Beehives In Your Living Room, And Here’s How It Works
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As you probably know already, the bee population is in a consistent decline and has been for some time, with modern industrial farming methods and loss of habitat being identified causes.
This is bad news for all of us, as bees do the crucial job of pollinating so many of the plants that we rely on for food. In order to counter this, we have to come up with innovative solutions, as we all know how difficult it is to make huge, moneymaking corporations change their damaging practices.
BEEcosystem has created a system of wall-mounted observation hives, that can be easily expanded in a hexagonal, honeycomb style, and even lets you invite the bees into your living room. This concept, bringing bees closer to humans in an urban environment, is not only good for the bee population as a whole, but it increases the understanding of the importance of bees and their role, as we learn to live side-by-side.
The system has been designed with safety in mind, so that even novice bee-keepers can use it with a peace of mind that few other systems offer. Because yeah, we can understand the trepidation that many people, brought up to fear bees and their sting, might have when sitting next to a few thousand of them on the couch.
You can watch the bees in action as they do their amazing work and build up their colony, see how they create honeycomb and beeswax, and even harvest honey if you are feeling hungry. Check out the BEEcosystem in action below, and let us know what you think in the comments!
More info: BEEcosystem
This is the BEEcosystem, a new way to help curb the decline of bees
It matters because of the crucial job they do by pollinating the plants that we rely on for food
So bringing them closer to us and giving them spaces to thrive in urban environments, is crucial
The hexagonal hives can be mounted inside the home
As well as outside
They easily connect together to expand your hive space
The bees come inside through secure tubing that fits through any window
Almost like a ‘cat flap’ for bees
You can watch your busy bees at work from the comfort of your couch
As the colony grows, helping to support the environment
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now I will only have to come up with a few thousand names
Hmm, Jill, Emily, Emma, Jillian, Zoey, Clare, Sophie, Sophia, Sam...
do you realize how hard that would bee?
Dave, Dave sr, Dave jr, Dave 2, Dav3, D4ve, Dave 5, Dave 6, Dave 7, Jeff, Dave 8, Dave 9...
Hey, I am soooo happy to see someone recognize that most of the bees (and wasps, and ants) we encounter are female..... And yes, I am That Person who brings up that point obnoxiously. : )
where's bee-lly?!?
The names are the easy part, it's the collars and tags that'll be pain. (The possibilities are endless. Here's just a few of the "Bee" names I came up with. And, Yes, I've got too much procrastination on my hands.) Beeatrice Beenjamin Beenett Beenetta Beegan Beenedict Beelinda Beebee Beenard Beecky Beegonia Beell Beerry Beert Beelia Beenita Beevis Beetha Beeverly Beenson Beeyonce (Queen?)
There's books for that
Nope. Accidents happen.
The first time I saw something like that was when I went to Vienna's Natural History museum. It's so stunning to see all these bees... And it's even cooler in the real life. Accidents do happen. But then again, bees never attack for no reason. I hold bees in my bare hands from time to time and I'm ok. The only time I got stung was when I accidentally stepped on a bee and I doubt the poor thing did it intentionally. To sum it up, I would love to have one of those beehives at home. I would double check it, though, so there are no surprises for both bees and I.
Beekeepers get stung, often. Especially in their novice years. Bees have moods, and I've had sweet hives that didn't mind me doing work and cranky hives that would send out drones when you got within 5 feet of them. But seriously read the comments of beekeepers here. We all cite reasons this design is bad from a bee perspective (heat, ventilation, space, etc). Bees are alive like and other pet. If you're going to keep them please do so responsibly.
Bee's will attack just because someone bumped their hive, or a rival Worker Bee from another hive tried to invade their turf .... All it would take is someone to accidentally bump one of those things, and boom, Bee hive attack .... and you're fucked!
The thing that started fear in me was many moons ago... I was about 6 years old and outside with my sister in the sun. We weren't being loud, just feeling the heat of the sun and enjoying the light. We had our arms wrapped around our knees taking it all in. I turn my head to see my sister and notice a bee flying around her back. Again she's not making a peep. All of a sudden, it lands on her and stings. She screams and jumps up, runs inside and I'm terrified so I follow her. I know it's not common but I'll never be the same when it comes to bees. I do feel sad that we see less of them due to CCD but I don't think I could have one of these in my house even if it were beneficial.
Inside HIVE. Damn you autocorrect.
They have an inside give at the Natural history museum in Lawrence, Kansas too. The hive is huge. At least 6ft x 3ft. Super cool to see but stay clear of the outside corner where they enter and exit! Especially if you're allergic!
specially if that tube just got caught ! noooope nope
True, especially if there are small children around
Adding hives is not the right solution because it doesn't address the causes of bee decline. Any attempt at promoting beekeeping as the solution, especially if the message is that it is easy and requires little to no maintenance or skill, should actually be considered bee-washing and is susceptible or causing more harm than good by : - creating a false sense that the problem is being adressed - adding domestic bees in excess of what the already resource poor environment can support - adding more domestic bees, introduced from Europe, that would compete for resources with wild bees - having more colonies with inadequate sanitary management that would spead morw diseases Beekeeping is complex, time consuming and shouldn't be presented as easy or simple. And by the way, a honeycomb always points up and down, otherwise it would collapse. So the design isn't right either 😂
Don't see what you mean by combs pointing up and down. Those ones the bees are building in there are natural combs. The cells point slightly upward from the bottom to the entrance as in pic and are slightly smaller diameter than the cells forced upon bees that are provided with (greedy) human-made embossed foundation. honeycomb-...34e86f.jpg
I think he means the wooden shape of the whole thing. It should apparently be rotated by 90°
While I agree this system lends to poor hive sanitation, I vehemently disagree with the importing bees from other biomes, aka Europe. That is precisely the thinking that lead to the proliferation of varroa, and that mite has now played a big hand in the devastating decline in bees.
now I will only have to come up with a few thousand names
Hmm, Jill, Emily, Emma, Jillian, Zoey, Clare, Sophie, Sophia, Sam...
do you realize how hard that would bee?
Dave, Dave sr, Dave jr, Dave 2, Dav3, D4ve, Dave 5, Dave 6, Dave 7, Jeff, Dave 8, Dave 9...
Hey, I am soooo happy to see someone recognize that most of the bees (and wasps, and ants) we encounter are female..... And yes, I am That Person who brings up that point obnoxiously. : )
where's bee-lly?!?
The names are the easy part, it's the collars and tags that'll be pain. (The possibilities are endless. Here's just a few of the "Bee" names I came up with. And, Yes, I've got too much procrastination on my hands.) Beeatrice Beenjamin Beenett Beenetta Beegan Beenedict Beelinda Beebee Beenard Beecky Beegonia Beell Beerry Beert Beelia Beenita Beevis Beetha Beeverly Beenson Beeyonce (Queen?)
There's books for that
Nope. Accidents happen.
The first time I saw something like that was when I went to Vienna's Natural History museum. It's so stunning to see all these bees... And it's even cooler in the real life. Accidents do happen. But then again, bees never attack for no reason. I hold bees in my bare hands from time to time and I'm ok. The only time I got stung was when I accidentally stepped on a bee and I doubt the poor thing did it intentionally. To sum it up, I would love to have one of those beehives at home. I would double check it, though, so there are no surprises for both bees and I.
Beekeepers get stung, often. Especially in their novice years. Bees have moods, and I've had sweet hives that didn't mind me doing work and cranky hives that would send out drones when you got within 5 feet of them. But seriously read the comments of beekeepers here. We all cite reasons this design is bad from a bee perspective (heat, ventilation, space, etc). Bees are alive like and other pet. If you're going to keep them please do so responsibly.
Bee's will attack just because someone bumped their hive, or a rival Worker Bee from another hive tried to invade their turf .... All it would take is someone to accidentally bump one of those things, and boom, Bee hive attack .... and you're fucked!
The thing that started fear in me was many moons ago... I was about 6 years old and outside with my sister in the sun. We weren't being loud, just feeling the heat of the sun and enjoying the light. We had our arms wrapped around our knees taking it all in. I turn my head to see my sister and notice a bee flying around her back. Again she's not making a peep. All of a sudden, it lands on her and stings. She screams and jumps up, runs inside and I'm terrified so I follow her. I know it's not common but I'll never be the same when it comes to bees. I do feel sad that we see less of them due to CCD but I don't think I could have one of these in my house even if it were beneficial.
Inside HIVE. Damn you autocorrect.
They have an inside give at the Natural history museum in Lawrence, Kansas too. The hive is huge. At least 6ft x 3ft. Super cool to see but stay clear of the outside corner where they enter and exit! Especially if you're allergic!
specially if that tube just got caught ! noooope nope
True, especially if there are small children around
Adding hives is not the right solution because it doesn't address the causes of bee decline. Any attempt at promoting beekeeping as the solution, especially if the message is that it is easy and requires little to no maintenance or skill, should actually be considered bee-washing and is susceptible or causing more harm than good by : - creating a false sense that the problem is being adressed - adding domestic bees in excess of what the already resource poor environment can support - adding more domestic bees, introduced from Europe, that would compete for resources with wild bees - having more colonies with inadequate sanitary management that would spead morw diseases Beekeeping is complex, time consuming and shouldn't be presented as easy or simple. And by the way, a honeycomb always points up and down, otherwise it would collapse. So the design isn't right either 😂
Don't see what you mean by combs pointing up and down. Those ones the bees are building in there are natural combs. The cells point slightly upward from the bottom to the entrance as in pic and are slightly smaller diameter than the cells forced upon bees that are provided with (greedy) human-made embossed foundation. honeycomb-...34e86f.jpg
I think he means the wooden shape of the whole thing. It should apparently be rotated by 90°
While I agree this system lends to poor hive sanitation, I vehemently disagree with the importing bees from other biomes, aka Europe. That is precisely the thinking that lead to the proliferation of varroa, and that mite has now played a big hand in the devastating decline in bees.