Comments on: When urban beekeeping gets too dense

By: HiveGuy

HiveGuy — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:07:00 +0000

I’d much rather live in a world without giant japanese kamakazi wasps than a world without honeybees. Without the bees you can say goodbye to 90% of the produce that they pollinate, including almonds, apples, blueberries and cranberries, just to name a few.

By: Robert Cruickshank

Robert Cruickshank — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:07:00 +0000

I’m wondering how the native pollinators are faring with the onslaught of honey bees. Not well, I fear.

By: Kathryn Anna Fortunato

Kathryn Anna Fortunato — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:13:00 +0000

I never thought I’d feel sorry for honeybees.

By: hymenopterid

hymenopterid — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:59:00 +0000

Go vertical. The bees won’t mind.

By: LinkMan

LinkMan — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:59:00 +0000

I just bought some hyperlocal honey from Andrew yesterday. He keeps one of his hives less than a block from my apartment.

By: dilinger

dilinger — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:19:00 +0000

Oh, that’s easy – not enough green space to support honey bees? Create some more! You’ll benefit native pollinators at the same time.

By: schadenfreudisch

schadenfreudisch — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:07:00 +0000

i’ve got 64 sq.ft. of bee friendly plants in my roof garden. i would say it supports about a dozen of the little guys at a time. if everyone does their part….

By: Glen Able

Glen Able — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Wow, a stunning video!

Slightly less hellish is Eddie Izzard’s take on the profession of beekeeping.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs-tl6GBOBo

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:03:00 +0000

Honeybees are a disease… We are the cure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L54exo8JTUs