

NYC health officials decide to allow beekeeping


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  1. Dean Putney says:

    I think honey is a great topping for a lot of things. Being able to get my hands on it homemade (in NYC of all places) will be great.

  2. vivi says:

    I don’t know about NYC but the honey of Paris is famous for its high quality and for being the most pesticide-free of all honey produced in France.

  3. Gilberti says:

    I know very little of bee keeping, mind you, but is it such a good idea to be handling a hive segment like that without gloves and a net hat?

    1. says:

      It’s pretty safe. Most beekeepers do not use gloves because you lose your sense of touch just enough to be dangerous. If you crush a bee or two, they release a pheromone that causes their hivemates to go into attack mode. Going without gloves makes it easier to prevent that. Bees are not 100% predictable though and sometimes they have bad days so you should generally still wear a veil to protect yourself.

    2. ToddW says:

      It is also good PR. It is hard to argue bees are not dangerous when you have to amour up to handle them. Conversely, if you are sitting there next to a thousand of them with no equipment, it demonstrates that these little things mat not be as dangerous as people thought.

  4. Adam E says:

    I’m in Philly and about to start beekeeping. It’s allowed here and so many folks are into it.