Urban Beekeeping

Top 10 Reasons to Become an Urban Beekeeper

Megan Paska | Posted 02.29.2012

Megan Paska

While having your own brand of honey is going to be a top reason for most, there are plenty of other selling points. Beekeeping has, for me, been one of the most fun and engaging things I've ever gotten tangled up in.

Hotels Dabble In Beekeeping Industry For Sweet Benefits

Posted 11.21.2011

Hotels are continuing to moonlight in the urban beekeeping business in an effort to bring guests fresh honey and help bee colonies populate. Among ...

Astoria Characters: The Fencing Beekeeper

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 09.26.2011

Nancy Ruhling

As Mike Barrett fearlessly approaches, a bunch of bees surrounds him. Although these guys are a little agitated, they're not up in arms -- yet. "I'm not afraid of the bees," Mike says.

Behind the Beekeeping Buzz

Vera Haller | Posted 08.17.2011

Vera Haller

Where would you find NYC's most in-demand beekeeper on a day he's not rescuing a swarm of wayward bees and fielding a news media inquiries about the finer points of the urban apiary?

Rooftop Farm Report: Winter Is Not Bee Season

Dave Snyder | Posted 07.19.2011

Dave Snyder

Honeybees are hardy, and given good conditions, such as a large population and plenty of honey storage, they generally make it through the winter. At least that's how it's supposed to go.

Zen and the Art of Beekeeping Backwards: LA's Urban Beekeeping Movement

Kaitlin Keleher | Posted 05.25.2011

Kaitlin Keleher

In Los Angeles, urban beekeeping remains de facto illegal. But despite this outlaw status, the urban beekeeping movement has been gathering momentum and members.

Backyard Beekeeping: Tour de Hives (video)

Rebecca Gerendasy | Posted 05.25.2011

Rebecca Gerendasy

As awareness increases about where our food comes from, so comes the interest in growing food close to home. And this also includes providing a place ...

Beekeepers Ask EPA to Remove Bayer Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Annie Spiegelman

Beekeepers and environmentalists today called on EPA to remove the pesticide Clothianidin, citing a leaked EPA memo that discloses a critically flawed scientific support study.

WATCH: Urban Beekeeping On The Rise In Tokyo

Posted 05.25.2011

Tokyo joins the growing list of metropolises that are buzzing about bees. In this video, Reuters heads to Tokyo's Ginza district, where classes on ur...

Urban Beekeeping, Honey: New York Magazine's Comprehensive Guide

New York Magazine | Published May 23, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

A few weeks ago in Greenpoint, a swarm of 30,000 Italian honeybees broke free of a rooftop hive, scaring neighbors and casting a menacing, if ultimate...

The Bee Swarm

Dave Snyder | Posted 05.25.2011

Dave Snyder

The cold, dizzly weather Chicago's been having lulled Liam and I into a false sense of security, as we hadn't seen much action from the hives. Today's swarm was a rude awakening.

New York Officials Decide To Allow Beekeeping

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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Beekeeping for a Quiet Mind

Megan Paska | Posted 05.25.2011

Megan Paska

I've been a beekeeper for a year now. Each weekend I wake up shortly after the sun. I put on clean denim overalls, sandals, my cotton sunhat and veil and I climb my steep iron ladder with smoker in hand.

Hot Beekeepers: Pick The Cutest Beekeeper (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon and Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

First, we gave you the hottest organic farmers, and you sent us photos of your favorite agri-hotties. Now, we at HuffPost Green are continuing our lov...

Urban Beekeeping For Beginners

Posted 05.25.2011

Guest Post From Dan Shapley From The Daily Green The Daily Green's Beekeeper, Kim Flottum, has been working to help people start beekeeping, which he...

Green-IY 6 Urban Beekeeping Tips

thedailygreen.com | Kim Flottum | Posted 05.25.2011

There's a lot happening, Up On The Roof, these days, and keeping a few hives of bees up there fits right in....

The Brooklyn Urban Beekeeper Outlaws (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Beekeeping, despite the plethora of environmental benefits, is illegal in New York City. Plenty of great organizations, like Just Food, are working to...

The Secret (and Illegal) Life of Bees

Elizabeth O'Neill | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth O'Neill

A dynamic group of urban-agricultural enthusiasts gathered in New York to celebrate the fourth day of Pollinator Week 2009.

In Which Urban Beekeeping Looks Like A Religous Experience (PHOTO)

Getty/AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK: An urban beekeeper inspects part of her colony of Italian honeybees on the roof of her Brooklyn building May 30, 2009 in New York City. Beek...