Young South African industrial design student, Ivan Brown hopes to bring about more stability for beekeepers and their hives through his uniquely designed concrete beehive. Brown’s vision is to create safe and sustainable beekeeping practices in urban settings – empowering urban farmers with the means to earn extra income whilst ensuring the health of their primary pollinators. Beegin not only reflects the designer’s personal affection for bees, but also his desire to uplift marginalised farmers by giving them the right tools for sustainable beekeeping. He spoke with local farmers to discuss the real-world problems they face on ground level.