The third Saturday in August is National Honey Bee Day. Here are 5 U.S. airports doing their part to keep the buzz alive.
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
(Photo courtesy Pittsburgh International Airport)
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) has 11 apiaries housing 4 million bees across the airport’s 8,800 acres.
Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
(Photo courtesy SEA Airport)
SEA airport has had bee hives on its property since 2013 as part of the Flight Path project.
The goal is to raise honeybees and turn previously unused green spaces on the south end of the airport SEA into a native pollinator habitat. There are now 12 bee hives on site.
Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) began hosting bee hives on its property in 2011 and is the first airport in the United States to host bees. Helpers who tend to the 200 hives get job training and the harvested honey is used to make BeeLove products sold at both O’Hare and Midway Airports.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) works with the White Lick Beekeepers Association to maintain an apiary on about 5 acres of airport land.
Ohio’s Akron-Canton Airport (CAK)
Akron-Canton Airport (CAK) introduced 60 colonies of bees to the airfield in 2023 in partnership with Hartville Honey Bee Farm.
