Honeybees are hard at work at Lehigh’s apiary, tucked under a canopy of trees on the Mountaintop campus. The Lehigh University Beekeeping Club, which established the apiary, aims to raise awareness of the plight of the honeybee and promote environmental sustainability.  As the tens of thousands of bees hopefully reproduce and build up their hives, students may eventually be able to harvest honey and beeswax while learning how super-organisms live.

The manmade hives are situated outside the College of Education, away from any regular foot traffic but close to COE’s educational community garden. In summer, the bees help pollinate the area and increase vegetation.  The campus club is being mentored by the Lehigh Valley Beekeeping Association.