The increasing movement of people to urban city centers is also bringing other demographic shifts. This includes the business of beekeeping, which is growing in popularity on rooftop gardens in urban areas.
The rise of city-dwelling bees is also producing a symbiotic relationship with their human neighbors. Bees are essential for pollination in urban environments, and the growing awareness of the benefits of local produce and LEED-certified buildings has spurred interest in rooftop gardening. Buildings also benefit from bees in less conventional ways, such as serving as a disincentive for theft. Criminals and honest citizens agree: no one likes bee stings.
The increased popularity of urban beekeeping is also demonstrating how nature can inspire architecture. A group of architecture students at the University of Buffalo built a honeycomb-inspired building where people can observe the bees that are so busy working to keep our ecosystem blooming.
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