BEEHIVE IN YOUR HOUSE - fresh honey everyday

The electronics company Phillips designed a concept for an urban beehive. This artificial beehive provides access to fresh honey in the comfort of your home as well as a glimpse into the ever-busy world of a bee. This concept consists of two parts. The first is the outer visage that connects the hive to the outside world. There is a small tube that allows bees to leave the beehive, as well as a flower pot underneath (more for aesthetic purposes) where the bees can use for pollination.

The second part of the concept is where it is most intriguing and ingenious. It consists of an orange upside down tear shaped glass dome that houses an array of honeycomb frames. This frames have a honeycomb texture that allows bees to build their wax cells on. The glass is orange to help the sight of the honey bees, as orange is the wavelength bees use to see. The honey from the bees can be accessed through a small faucet underneath the glass dome. In case there is a need to access the inside of the bee hive, smoke can be released into the hive to calm the bees down.

Besides giving the average household a constant supply of fresh honey and providing a view into the everyday lives of bees, the urban beehive concept has real, positive, environmental impacts. Bees pollinate plants, thus helping the surrounding plant life. Also, since global bee populations are on a decline, the urban beehive will help bolster the population.