The Honey Bee Initiative

Students learn about the importance of honey bees thanks to George Mason partnership

“Not everybody has the luxury or the ability to take school groups to see the hives and to learn about them,” says Business for a (Read More…)

Students get immersive experience with honey bees

An article in the Fairfax County Times explains the Honey Bee Initiative’s Hive Alive project. By using virtual reality, the Honey Bee Initiative is able to reach even more (Read More…)

Supporting the Honey Bee to Make the World a Better Place

Written by Greg Johnson on August 12th, 2021. There is so much more to honey bees than producing honey, and at George Mason University, nobody knows (Read More…)

In 2-Part Series, Telemundo Explores HBI’s Work

Telemundo Washington D.C. Reporter Joseph Martinez visits the Fairfax Campus apiary to learn more about the educational and economic purpose of B4BW‘s Honey Bee Initiative, (Read More…)

Northern Virginia Magazine: One person’s trash is another person’s honeybee sanctuary

When you think of trash, bees probably don’t come to mind—unless you’re at a Lorton landfill. George Mason University’s Honey Bee Initiative is partnering with Fairfax County (Read More…) (Read More…)

Washingtonian Magazine: How a Team of Professors Is Trying to Save the World’s Crops

Germán Perilla, director of George Mason University’s Honey Bee Initiative, reaches his bare hand into a hive and pulls out a rack of honeycombs swarming (Read More…) (Read More…)

InsideNOVA: N.Va. foundation’s cash to aid bee initiative at George Mason

The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia recently presented a grant of $25,000 to the George Mason University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Honey (Read More…) (Read More…)

NBC4 Washington: Inside the Hive in Search of the Queen Bee

Millions of bees are thriving at the bee project by George Mason University and the Lorton landfill. Go inside the hive in search of the (Read More…) (Read More…)

NBC4 Washington Showcases How Honey Bee Initiative Helps Fight Endangerment

George Mason University’s Honey Bee Initiative is giving a home to thousands of bees at the Lorton landfill. They will be studied to help fight (Read More…) (Read More…)

Fox5 Covers Mason’s Bee Sanctuary in Lorton

A George Mason University bee sanctuary coming to Lorton, Virginia, is creating quite the buzz. (Read More…)

WJLA ABC7 Highlights Honey Bee Initiative I-95 Landfill Project

George Mason University partners with Fairfax County and Covanta to create a honey bee sanctuary at the I-95 landfill in Lorton. Students partake in an (Read More…) (Read More…)

New program gives more honey bees a home

The School of Business and College of Science are partnering with Fairfax County for the Honey Bee Initiative, installing an apiary and planting wildflowers to (Read More…) (Read More…)

What’s the Buzz? NBC4 Showcases Bees Coming to Lorton Landfill

The George Mason University bee initiative program is creating a bee sanctuary at the Lorton landfill. (Read More…)

With Giving Day, Advancement starts a new tradition at Mason

Holding a Giving Day expresses our belief in the power of broad-based support, especially from alumni. It’s also a reminder that each and every person (Read More…) (Read More…)

Perilla’s Work Featured in New Book

Congratulations to German Perilla, director of George Mason University’s Honey Bee Initiatve. Perilla authored an article in the newly released book Tropical Conservation: Perspectives on (Read More…) (Read More…)

The Bee’s Knees: Mason Beehives Involved in Collaborative Art Project

Faculty and staff of George Mason University were minding their own beeswax all summer. As part of the Living Hive Project, (Read More…)