NYC Residential Rooftops Strive To Ensure Hives Thrive
The volunteers monitor their bees through a portal created by beekeeping firm Alveole, which claims a “bee portfolio” of more than 116 million bees.
By Jeffrey Steele
Forbes
Sept 12, 2023
Excerpt:
Some 20,000 bees inhabit a pair of beehives on the roof of The Solaire. Overlooking the Hudson Riverfront with direct access to two parks, The Solaire was the first LEED gold high-rise residence in the U.S. Last year, the bees generated 56.2 pounds of honey, much of which was packed in jars, and given to prospective building condominium buyers.
The building’s commitment to the environment couldn’t have hurt in The Solaire etching its place among the best-selling new Manhattan developments of this year.
“The Solaire is committed to fostering sustainable practices in the building,” says Aaron Goed, director of sales for the building’s exclusive marketing and sales representative, Corcoran Sunshine.
“And the introduction of a rooftop apiary five years ago has been a fun and creative way to interact with our Battery Park ecosystem. Best Bees manages and harvests honey from the handcrafted rooftop apiary so we can give jars of our own honey to prospective buyers at the building, who appreciate the personal touch and the unique connection to our surrounding green spaces in the neighborhood.”
