December 1, 2011
Last spring, New York City lifted its ban on urban beekeeping, joining other cities like Chicago and Paris in providing hives to rooftop bees and at the same time helping the planet. In response to the global decline of … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Green & Sustainable, Greening
Tags: beehives, urban beekeeping, urban bees, urban honey
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (22)
May 22, 2009
Beekeeping is illegal in New York City where honeybees are considered “wild and ferocious animals.” Are urban beekeepers outlaws? Those who comprise the anonymous group of urban beekeepers in the Big Apple would not be forced to keep their endeavors … Read More...
Category: Birds, Bees, and Butterflies, Edible Landscaping, Greening
Tags: beehives, beekeepers, bees, Berkshire Berries, David Graves, green, honey, John Howe, locally grown, low-impact city living, making urban beekeeping legal, markets, organic, producing your own food, The New York City Beekeeping Meet-up, Union Square Greenmarket, urban beekeeping
Enjoyed this post? Subscribe to Urban Gardens!
share
| permalink | e-mail a friend | comments (4)