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IKEA offers open-source design for Bee Homes

While nearly everyone has heard of IKEA, you may not be familiar with its design lab, called SPACE10, which is...

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Urban Beehive Project creates a buzz around honeybee education

In Charlottetown, Canada, a delightful buzz of eco-friendly activity has descended on a new public destination...

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beeing on Indiegogo brings B-box to urban beekeeping

Beekeeping practices have gone urban, with a family-friendly option in the newly-developed B-box. Available via...

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Flow Hive takes the hassle out of honey harvesting

Stuart and Cedar Anderson come from a long line of beekeeping, but the father and son duo are revolutionizing the...

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SCAD students fight food insecurity in Georgia with organic farming and beekeeping

For a break from schoolwork, students at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) have been swapping their...

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MaliArts designs city-chic beehives to save solitary bees

We’re big fans of beautifully designed urban beehives on Inhabitat, and Mexico-based design studio MaliArts’...

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The new Flow Hive 2 snags a whopping $13.6 million on Indiegogo

The Flow Hive is a groundbreaking beehive that offers honey on tap. Over 50,000 Flow Hives have gone out to 130...

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No one knows why these bees build incredible spiraling hives

Caution: after what you are about to see, you may never be satisfied with run-of-the-mill beehives again. These...

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16 green holiday gifts for gardeners and backyard farmers

Gardening, backyard farming, and homesteading have become more popular than ever, and chances are you have at least...

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Beekeeper built dream hexagonal house without 'hateful' right angles

Apiarists tend to be very serious about their beehives, but one New Zealand beekeeper took his passion one step...

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Grass hill hides a magical hobbit teahouse in Slovenia

A magical little teahouse is tucked away in the verdant hills of Slovenia. Created by Danica and Jože Kolarič,...

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17 green gifts for the home

A house becomes a home when it's filled with the energy of those who live there, and the houseware items we've...

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Wolfgang Buttress’ Hive is brought back to life in the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew

First installed at the world expo last spring, the multi-award-winning Hive was disassembled at the end of the...

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How one Bay Area couple plans to save the bees by planting one billion wildflowers

[youtube width="537"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO4Y40bPsCk[/youtube] Honey bees are vital to US crop production;...

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Flow Hive lets beekeepers harvest honey without disturbing the bees

The realization that there had to be a better way to extract honey from hives came to Cedar Anderson around 10...

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