After a long fight, amateur beekeepers and their supporters persuaded the New York City Department of Health to overturn a ban on beekeeping within the five boroughs.
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] At The Tea and Honey Store inside Grand Central Terminal, it's not about deciding between tea or honey. It's all about the word "and." The staff here are experts on pairing the two classic companions, satisfying...
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Remember those three Brooklyn beekeeper dudes? Well they're covering up the leg tattoos (just briefly) to put on real head-to-toe beekeeper suits--it's time for their first illegal honey harvest! Using a special tool called a "scratcher," they picked off...
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Beekeeping is kind of like tattoos—once you get one, you're gonna want more, according to Eddie Diaz, the general manager of Roberta's pizzeria in Bushwick who doubles as an urban beekeeper with two of his buddies, Brandon Hoy (the...
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The Great Pollinator Project is looking for new recruits to track bees throughout New York City. Bee watchers count different types of bees as they come into contact with specific flowers in gardens, city parks, and on terraces throughout the...
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Atlanta allows them. So does Denver. Chicago welcomes them to the roofs of City Hall and the Chicago Cultural Center. San Francisco included them as part of their Sustainability Plan. And Michelle Obama gives them a prime spot on...
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Photograph from Mamboman1 on Flickr Picture the climactic ballroom scene in Cinderella, except instead of gowns, the recommended attire includes stingers, wings, and black stripes. That's what you might expect for the First Annual Beekeepers Ball on Monday, June...
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As the New York City beekeeping movement gains force, more and more new bee stewards are seeking hive homes. If you live in the five boroughs and would like to host a colony on your rooftop or in your backyard,...
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“Honeybees are quite predictable, docile, and beneficial," said Carroll Gardens beekeeper David Graves to The Brooklyn Paper. "They are very misunderstood." The beekeeping community has nicknamed Brooklyn Heights councilman David Yassky, "Yassky the Pooh," for his bill. Previously: Bill Introduced...
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Currently beekeeping is illegal in New York City due to health codes prohibiting the possession, keeping, harboring and selling of "venomous insects" (that includes bees). But under a new bill sponsored by Council Member David Yassky, applicants can apply for...
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