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Engage your tenants and team with innovative team building activities
Honey bees have a superpower: they’re incredible at bringing people together, fostering child-like curiosity, and allowing for deeper conversations about sustainability. To facilitate the connection between humans, honey bees, nature, and cities, we’re constantly creating new conferences and activities aimed at building a bridge between people and the beekeeping project, whether in person or online.
Engaging and educational team-building conferences
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Discover the world of bees: A look at the fascinating role bees play in our world
In this awe-inspiring, conference-style workshop, participants learn more about urban beekeeping and the little city that is a beehive, then listen to their beekeeper recount a bee’s life journey, from the moment she emerges from her cell to her final flight.
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Bee the movement: A foray into the inspiring urban agriculture movement
Chicken keeping, rooftop gardens, vertical farming and creating community - this workshop takes participants a few steps out of the bee hive and into the broader and inspiring movement of urban agriculture.
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Hands-on activities
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From hive to honey jar: A very hands-on, artisanal honey extraction
The artistry of beekeeping doesn’t end at hive inspections - join your beekeeper in a behind-the-scenes look at the art of artisanal honey extraction, from the process of harvesting frames to spinning the honey out of the honeycomb.
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Wonders of beeswax: The art of candle-making
While employing proper social distancing protocol (if necessary), your beekeeper will guide you through the artisanal and charming process of making hand-dipped beeswax candles in this hour-long hands-on activity.
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Interactive activities
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Meet your bees: A real, memorable hive inspection - up close and personal!
From basic beekeeping tools to the inner workings of your buzzing hive, your beekeeper will take your group through a memorable experience that is sure to create a lasting sense of wonder.
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Bee there or bee square: Team trivia!
A team-based trivia game that is sure to leave participants walking away with a smile, a sense of connection to the rest of the group, and some fun (and surprising) bee knowledge.
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Conversation-style experiences
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Meet your Beekeeper
Get to know your dedicated beekeeper and the ins and outs of their day-to-day and your project!
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Information Kiosk: What’s the Buzz?
An eye-catching visual display sure to create a buzz about your bee project.
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The workshops are a great opportunity to connect with our tenants and the educational aspect of the project has played a huge part in the experience. The service is turnkey and allows us to give back to the environment while gaining new knowledge.
Answers to your questions!
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Why are workshops and activities part of every Alvéole experience?
Educational workshops and team-building activities are a powerful vehicle for education, especially when connected to a hive. After a workshop, participants become mobilized spokespeople for bees, urban beekeeping and pollinators, as well as your urban beekeeping initiative.
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What are workshops like?
Depending on the chosen workshop topic and setting (either in-person or virtual), our hour-long workshops can take on different forms. We offer a range of activities, be it conference-style presentations, conversation-style workshops, as well as interactive and (safe!) hands-on activities. What our workshops all have in common are their educational, engaging qualities and upbeat atmosphere.
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Do you have online or socially-distant options?
Determined to offer every opportunity for connection with your beekeeping project, we offer our workshops in a variety of settings, with the safety of both our teams and our partners’ being our utmost priority. We have many engaging online options as well as adapted in-person options, modified for social distancing and safety guidelines.