Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Beehives: out of the way but surely not “out of sight”.

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 North America: (l-r) Erika Mayr, Stéphane Orsolini with Ray Cole (far right).

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 North America: (l-r) Erika Mayr, Stéphane Orsolini, and Ray Cole (far right).

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Bee foraging: the economics of energy consumption.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": The honeybee: official agricultural insect of Michigan.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Buffering residential areas from industrial zones.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Proposed locations for apiaries and bee pastures.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Controlled foraging area.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Bees Asteraceae and Rosaceae.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Bee pasture from Tübingen Mix seed variety.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": The economics of honeybee pollination.

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    Project entry 2008 North America - "Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives, Detroit, USA": Holcim Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008 North America: (l-r) Stéphane Orsolini and Erika Mayr.

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2008–2009 North America

Over recent years, bee colonies have been in sharp decline, with grave implications for fruit and vegetable production. This entry aims to support the resettlement of honeybees by converting abandoned former industrial sites and vacant land into ecologically valuable habitats – “nectar corridors” filled with flowers. 

By Stéphane Orsolini and

Ideas: Ecosystem Restoration

Over recent years, bee colonies have been in sharp decline, with grave implications for fruit and vegetable production.

The Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives aims to support the resettlement of honeybees by converting abandoned former industrial sites and vacant land into ecologically valuable habitats – “nectar corridors” filled with flowers.

Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives

Project authors

  • Stéphane Orsolini

  • Erika Mayr

Project updates

October 16, 2008 | Winners for North America announced | Montréal, QC, Canada

Top sustainable construction projects in North America honored

Holcim Awards ceremony for North America 2008 - Montreal, Canada

The winners of the second North American Holcim Awards competition for Sustainable Construction projects were announced at a ceremony in Montreal. Total prize money of USD 270,000 was presented to nine projects from Canada and the United States that showcase the latest approaches to address critical topics including housing affordability, employment, renewable energy, and water efficiency.

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July 01, 2008 | Regional Jury Report – North America | Cambridge, MA, USA

“The convincing advantages of this project are manifold” – Holcim Awards Jury

This innovative and unique project strives for the resettlement of honeybees in Detroit in order to address the sharp decline of bee colonies over recent years. Bees are vitally important agricultural insects throughout Michigan where fruit and vegetable production is a significant sector of the economy.

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February 29, 2008 | Project Entry & Details | Detroit, MI, USA

Project Entry 2008 for North America

Over recent years, bee colonies have been in sharp decline, with grave implications for fruit and vegetable production. The Strategy for environmentally-friendly integration of beehives aims to support the resettlement of honeybees by converting abandoned former industrial sites and vacant land into ecologically valuable habitats – “nectar corridors” filled with flowers.

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Detroit, USA