Chatham Again Named a Bee Campus School

Chatham University this month renewed its certification as a Certified Bee Campus USA Affiliate.

The certification, which Chatham was first awarded in 2019, comes from Bee City USA. As an affiliate of the program, Chatham works to minimize hazards for pollinators across campus, raise awareness about pollination issues, and host events and provide information to the campus and regional community about bloom times and pollinator needs.

Chatham is one of 215 schools in the program in the United States; when the University joined in 2019, there were only 63 affiliate schools.

Chatham’s Shadyside Campus, located in the City of Pittsburgh, is home to a large variety of pollinators thanks to its 32-acre arboretum featuring 115 different varieties of trees. Additionally, Chatham’s Eden Hall Farm in nearby Richland Township houses an apiary with several bee hives to promote beneficial pollination while enhancing food production and providing honey. The apiary regularly hosts events during Pollinator Week in April to bring awareness to pollinators and their benefits to local ecosystems.