The Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project is an interdisciplinary educational and research initiative of the Georgia Tech College of Sciences. Our hives are located on the roof of the Kendeda Building for Innovative Sustainable Design on the Georgia Tech campus in midtown Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information or to get involved, email Dr. Jennifer Leavey, Integrated Science Curriculum Coordinator, Georgia Tech College of Sciences at jennifer.leavey@cos.gatech.edu .
The purpose of the Georgia Tech Urban Honey Bee Project is to:
To advance our understanding of how urbanization affects honeybees…
City planners and designers are increasingly incorporating sustainable food systems into urban architectural projects and developments, calling into question the suitability of these environments for food production. One factor affecting crop yield in urban gardens is the availability of animal pollinators. Bees function as pollinators for most food crops and are also exceptional model organisms for understanding complex biological systems. Unfortunately, bee populations are threatened by pesticide use, habitat fragmentation, and disease.
In keeping with the strategic goals and foundational priorities of Georgia Tech…
The Urban Honeybee Project incorporates the spirit and goals of Georgia Tech’s strategic plan through a transformative research and learning model that prepares students to solve critical sustainability challenges essential to improving the human condition such as ensuring a secure food supply.
To enrich the student experience.
The goals of the Georgia Tech urban honey bee project are to: (1) increase student engagement in science courses by demonstrating the economic and social relevance of research, (2) increase collaboration among students, faculty, and staff from different campus departments, schools, and programs (3) increase interaction with a wide variety of community partners, and, of course, (4) increase school spirit by rallying the campus around relatives of our Yellow Jackets!
Georgia Tech is a proud member of Bee Campus USA!
Bee Campus USA is a program that fosters the well-being of pollinators on college campuses and educates the public in practices that could improve their environment. Our commitment to create an atmosphere conducive to the survival of pollinators includes a landscape management plan and signage in the EcoCommons.