SUSTAINABILITY
Urban Beekeeping
MacEwan University loves bees. Protecting pollinators, increasing their habitat, supporting plant diversity, educating our community about the link between bees and food security—we play a key role in the urban beekeeping movement.
Close to half a million bees currently make MacEwan University home, living in the six flow-hives on the roof of Building 5 and the ground-level bee hotel for solitary bees. During the 2022 harvest, we gathered just over 60 litres of honey, which we used in MacEwan recipes or sold, with the proceeds invested back into the project.
Collaboration at its buzziest
Bees work in collectives and so do we. MacEwan University’s Urban Beekeeping project is a joint effort, led by Campus Services and supported by Food Services; Security, Health, Safety and Environment and resident beekeeper, Troy Donovan.