The Apartment Therapy team was thrilled to see our own Amy Azzarito featured in The New York Times that showcased her (illegal) beekeeping endeavors in Brooklyn...
Brooklyn Beekeeper Amy
The New York Times
The story focuses on the renewed interest in beekeeping in New York and the current laws that forbid it. Check out Amy and her friend Barry taking care of their rooftop hive and Queen Bee "Latifah" and all of her 40,000 workers: Tending Hives: Beekeepers Keep the Lid On and don't miss the audio slide show!
(Images: ©2009 Jessica Ebelhar/The New York Times)
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So if her bee keeping endeavors are in fact illegal . . . why is everyone so inthralled to have her published all over the place? If she wants to continue, wouldn't she rather keep it a bit hushed?
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enthralled too. (yeesh)
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I recommend keeping Mason bees, which are non stinging and native to North America (honey bees are not). Mason Bees are also incredible pollinators. Each one visits as many as 1000 blooms per day — 20 times as many as a honeybee!
Check out this attractive and very affordable bee house at Gardener's Supply:
http://www.gardeners.com/Mason-Bee-House/BackyardHabitat_Cat,37-481,default,cp.html#MyReviewHeader
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I'm sure Amy thinks she looks adorable in her beekeeper outfit, but her many neighbors walking around with epinepherine pens in their purses would be happy to buy her a years supply of honey if she would promise remove her illegal apiary to the country where it belongs and find a new hobby.
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