Red Hook Apiary

Despite their critical role as pollinators, bumble bees areincreasingly endangered due to climate instability and habitat loss.This project proposes a sanctuary for the Golden Northern BumbleBee in Red Hook, pairing the species with preferred flora throughgreen roofs, gardens, and permeable landscapes that also mitigateflood risk. Informed by iNaturalist data, the design maps dependentspecies and supports nearby community farms. The apiary functionsas both habitat and public space, with terra cotta hives, a sunkencourtyard, and below-grade research and education spacesconnected by an underground passage. Visitors participate in nestbuilding,extending the ecology beyond the site. The renders useflora species illustrated in The Naturalist’s Garden by John Feltwell.