We’ve seen recycled plastic shape-shift into a variety of useful products, from picnic tables and park benches to reusable cups and car headlights. Now, a studio design has decided to turn discarded milk containers into an apiary.
In collaboration with Lake Superior Honey Company, design studio Loll Designs crafted an improved version of the beehive, combining the functionality of classic human-made hives with a sleek and durable product sourced from post-consumer recycled milk jugs.
The end result offers a lockable flat roof for weather resistance and bear deterrence, longer legs for more ergonomic design and a reinforced box for long-lasting use. The Bee Hive, as it’s aptly named, is made from recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Because this material was new to the traditional beehive design, it went through many variations before the final product emerged, making sure that the bees responded well to the material.
