Bees Are Smart. How Is Tech Making Them 'Smarter'?
HPE News, Wednesday, May 24,2023
Busy at work, atop HPE's headquarters, is a workforce unknown to many who work in the same building. A workforce made up of six beehives, producing honey, for good. In the same building that leads tech, for good.
Amanda Pena, Houston Customer Innovation Center Manager, shares more on the bees purpose, and how tech helps keep the them thriving.
How did this project come about? What was the inspiration?
I have always been passionate about the environment but never thought of how I could make a difference beyond my home. When we opened the new global headquarters in Houston, I noticed we were getting a variety of bees visiting the plants on our terrace. Another HPE employee asked, 'What do you plan to do about those?' and I jokingly replied, 'Bring in more!'