Nature-based solutions for commercial buildings in Brussels
Alvéole leverages bees on your commercial building to help you boost tenant engagement and achieve your sustainability goals.
Book a demoBrussels, known for its historic architecture and green spaces like Parc du Cinquantenaire and Bois de la Cambre, offers a blend of urban charm and nature. The city’s sustainability efforts include pollinator-friendly initiatives that enhance local biodiversity. Native plants such as common heather, wild thyme, and red clover flourish, providing essential habitats for pollinators and adding to Brussels’ natural beauty.
Bring nature-based solutions to your building
Use your property to make a lasting impact on your community and city.
Nature-focused amenities
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
Environmental workshops
From beekeeping 101 to bottling your own honey, you’ll have everything you need to make your building events unforgettable.
Sustainability initiatives
Sustainability initiatives
Earn green building certifications, foster environmental awareness, and support nature in the city.
Nature and biodiversity monitoring
Nature and biodiversity monitoring
Enhance your ESG report and make informed decisions to support biodiversity.
Join the movement in Brussels
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A few of our clients in Brussels
Local client spotlight
Woluwe Shopping Center
The Woluwe Shopping Center is home to a buzzing beehive and two wild bee habitats. Along with reinforcing their sustainability strategy, the initiative has given the shopping center a unique way to engage with customers. Information kiosks hosted by their beekeeper draw foot traffic and customized jars of honey produced by the mall’s own bees make a coveted customer appreciation gift.
Align with Brussels’s green regulations
Belgium’s National Biodiversity Strategy strives to halt biodiversity loss by encouraging collaboration among different groups, both within Belgium and internationally, while respecting the unique roles of regional and federal governments in environmental matters.
Why choose Alvéole?
Put your trust in an experienced partner
We work with over 15 buildings in Brussels and 2500+ leading organizations across North America and Europe.
Promote community engagement and wellness
Take part in educational team building activities and stay connected through an online platform dedicated to your nature-based program.
Increase the value of your property
Attract tenants and investors by showcasing your environmental initiatives.
Strengthen your sustainability strategy
Access data-focused sustainability metrics and earn points towards green building certifications.
Frequently asked questions
Urban beekeeping in Brussels is regulated by regional ordinances, requiring beekeepers to register their hives with the Fédération Royale Provinciale des Sociétés d’Apiculture and adhere to guidelines regarding hive placement and maintenance to ensure public safety and harmonious coexistence with neighbors. Alvéole’s professional beekeepers ensure compliance with all local and regional regulations in Brussels.
Urban beekeeping is safe, with many successful bee programs operating throughout Brussels. 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.
Alvéole’s urban beekeeping program aligns with Brussels’ sustainability efforts, including initiatives to promote green spaces, biodiversity, and environmental education. Alvéole’s approach to beekeeping contributes to Brussels’ broader goals of creating a more sustainable urban environment.
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