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German airports are using bees to monitor air quality.Green design isn't all about the shiniest new technology. Although we love our gadgets here at Inhabitat, we believe that sometimes using nature's proven ingenuity to assist the modern world is a better choice. One such example is found in Germany, where airports are employing beekeepers to help them test their environmental impact. Beekeepers at eight airports in Germany keep hives nearby, and the airports test their honey for toxins. It's called biomonitoring -- using nature to test for environmental conditions -- and the air quality at these airports seems to be doing just fine.1
German airports are using bees to monitor air quality.Green design isn't all about the shiniest new technology. Although we love our gadgets here at Inhabitat, we believe that sometimes using nature's proven ingenuity to assist the modern world is a better choice. One such example is found in Germany, where airports are employing beekeepers to help them test their environmental impact. Beekeepers at eight airports in Germany keep hives nearby, and the airports test their honey for toxins. It's called biomonitoring -- using nature to test for environmental conditions -- and the air quality at these airports seems to be doing just fine.2
