The Best Bees Company

Think your office mastered collaboration? 👀 These bees at our Seattle corporate site just formed a living chain of workers to build something extraordinary together! This behavior, called "festooning," is nature's ultimate teamwork display. Bees link their bodies to create precise living scaffolding, maintaining exact spacing between honeycombs as others build new structures. Corporate clients like this in Seattle witness this remarkable engineering feat happening right on their properties—a powerful reminder that the most impressive workplace collaboration has been perfected over millions of years. Next time you visit your company's hives, watch for these living chains. They’re a masterclass in what true cooperation looks like!

We’re always honored to be invited into rooms where real change is taking shape. 🌿 Thank you to Cityscapes for hosting us at last week's BOMA Boston Sustainability Round Table! Our CEO, Noah Wilson-Rich, spoke on how urban beekeeping delivers measurable biodiversity gains and ESG-aligned impact — turning rooftops into research sites and nature-based solutions into business strategy. The energy in the room was a testament to how seriously the commercial real estate industry is taking its role in climate resilience. From rooftop hives to biophilic design, we're proud to work alongside leaders committed to building a more biodiverse urban future. 🐝

Earth Month is here - but forget the usual green platitudes. Pollinators are telling a different story! 🐝 After tracking pollinators across varying landscapes for years, we've uncovered critical insights that reveal why your backyard or corporate property packs more environmental punch than you've been led to believe. These aren't comfortable truths. They're honest ones, backed by what pollinators show us every day through their behaviors and population patterns. Swipe through for the six revelations that change how we think about local impact. Fair warning: you'll never look at your outdoor space the same way again. This Earth Month, let's move beyond feel-good slogans to data-driven action. The pollinators have spoken—now it's our turn to respond.

We're not simply talking about sustainability—we're transforming it. We're excited to unveil our latest creation to combat habitat loss: Bee Hotels for solitary bees! By hosting a Bee Hotel, you're becoming a crucial node in our vast research network. The data harvested from these bee hotel installations is the lifeblood of our understanding and protection of native pollinators. In the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability, quantifiable, high-impact data is essential. Bee Hotels offer organizations like yours the unique opportunity to enhance environmental initiatives while helping introduce native bee populations into their environment. Spring is finally here, and soon we'll welcome solitary bees to their new habitat with warmer temperatures and vibrant blooms! Are you ready to lead the charge in corporate sustainability? Let's explore how Bee Hotels can align with your ambitious ESG goals and amplify your environmental impact: https://lnkd.in/gGAwqKAg

What’s the buzz at Liza Apartments? Just two honey bee colonies soaking up that Seattle sunshine from their rooftop home. ☀️🐝🍯 At Avenue5, we’re all about bringing more to life—and that includes transforming rooftops into living, breathing ecosystems. By introducing beehives at Liza, we’ve created a space that supports urban biodiversity, contributes to pollinator research, and helps residents feel a little more connected to nature. It’s a sweet reminder that sustainability can start right at home… or just a few floors up! The Best Bees Company

Look at that Seattle sunshine! ☀️ While it might be "faux spring," the bees at Liza Apartments are soaking up every ray from their rooftop home. When Avenue5 Residential wanted to boost sustainability at Liza Apartments, they looked up—way up—to their rooftop. Now two honey bee colonies flourish there, turning unused space into a thriving ecosystem. These rooftop hives are also creating connections between residents and nature while contributing valuable data to our urban bee research. Thanks to the team at Liza Apartments and Avenue5 Residential for being such great partners in biodiversity!

"60% of beehives dead." This is not a drill. 🚨 Reports from across American bee fields tell a story none of us want to hear. Beekeepers nationwide face devastating losses, with some reporting more than 60% of their colonies gone. Think about that number – more than half of their livelihood vanished. This represents a startling jump from the already concerning 40-45% historical losses and vastly exceeds the 15% threshold established by the U.S. Federal Government in 2014. We're watching these trends with both alarm and determination. Soon we'll release our complete 2025 overwintering data, which shows promising results compared to national averages – not by accident, but through deliberate, research-backed strategies. Our work confirms what we've seen consistently: Varroa mites remain the primary villain in this story. These parasites first appeared in the US in 1987, changing everything for American beekeepers by spreading multiple devastating diseases. But here's the hopeful part – our research also reveals solutions. Diverse foraging opportunities, especially from native plants, consistently create stronger, more resilient colonies. We look forward to sharing our complete findings and practical strategies that anyone can implement. The path forward requires all of us – researchers, businesses, property managers, and individuals working together. 🙌 Stay tuned!

Spring is here! 🌸 Today marks the season our team waits for all year – when buds begin to show, bees begin to forage, and our beekeepers kick into high gear. Kick off the spring season with the only beekeeping service that's using data to improve the health of pollinators and biodiversity! Learn about our corporate beehives here: https://bit.ly/3pqstAC

When you connect with Best Bees across the U.S., you notice something right away – our company looks different. 💛 Women and non-binary folks make up 75% of our leadership and 66% of our overall team at Best Bees, bringing unique perspectives to how we tackle science, sustainability, and corporate impact. Many of our women leaders started in the field, suited up with veils and smokers, hands sticky with honey, collecting data hive by hive. They grew alongside us, evolving from beekeepers and researchers into the executives who now shape our scientific approach and help improve pollinator health across the U.S. We watched them turn skeptical corporate clients into passionate bee advocates. They developed our research methodologies that transform urban spaces into living laboratories. They stuck with us through the challenges of building something meaningful in the sustainability space. This Women's History Month, we celebrate the brilliant minds who built and continue to grow with Best Bees – a place where science meets purpose, where data drives environmental change, and where women in STEM thrive. To our women leaders – the scientists, the strategists, the field experts, and the visionaries – thank you for making Best Bees what it is today! #WomeninSTEM #WomenWhoLead

Our beekeepers stepped onto rooftops this morning. Our research team analyzed fresh data. Our team kept moving forward. Why? Because biodiversity research matters most during uncertain times. The news can sometimes feel bleak, but that doesn't stop us from continuing to strive for progress every day. Urban lots bloom into pollinator gardens. Students light up learning about bee research. Property managers add new sustainability programs. Corporate teams unite around environmental goals. The bees keep teaching us. The data keeps guiding us. It's not something that our communities can afford to overlook, and it's not something we'll ever stop working towards.