About this time last year, I ordered a copy of The Urban Homestead by Los Angeles residents Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen. I wanted to take part in growing or raising some of my own food, but chickens or even dwarf goats are too big to incorporate into our lives. Then I got to the section on beekeeping — this is something New Yorkers could do. You don't need much space and it helps out the planet. To get started, we took a class with the New York City Beekeeper Association in February where we learned about all aspects of beekeeping, and ordered our hive and bees...
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It would make total sense for me as a gardener to keep a few bees but I just don't want to have that many buzzing, stinging critters in my backyard air!
I love that the Royal York hotel in Toronto has a roof top bee hive but I think I'll keep buying my honey at the grocery store or farmer's market.
Last summer I wrote about colony collapse in my blog. You can check out that post here if you like: http://danamccauley.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/danas-big-gardening-adventure-give-bees-a-warm-welcome/
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I am insane with jealousy! I've been thinking of doing bees for several years and haven't gotten around to it yet. I can't wait to hear how your adventure progresses!
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