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Actually, I hope that people's budding interest in hobby beekeeping can help pick up the slack... I was thinking the other day about the viability of a small b
by jmm 16y ago
Actually, I hope that people's budding interest in hobby beekeeping can help pick up the slack...
I was thinking the other day about the viability of a small business that would install apiaries in peoples back yards, and the hosts would get a share of the honey. The rest would be sold at at markets. A distributed system of bzzzzz. Eh? An article in the nytimes the other day inspired the idea - about how different communities are dropping prohibitions on urban beekeeping. Of course, this article appeared only a few days after another article about bees drinking maraschino cherry juice in Red Hook and producing red metallic-tasting honey.
- Andys 16y agoWe had to get rid of our hive from our back yard due to neighbour complaints. Many people think a bee sting is going to kill them.
- jonah 16y agoAnd for some people [1] it just might. [1] http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/b/beesting.htm http://www.hmc.psu.edu/healthinfo/b/beesting.htm
- Andys 16y agoYeah, but living within 20 metres of a hive doesn't mean anything about risk of getting stung. Bees are quite happy to fly miles to get their nectar. Most of the bees from our hive visibly flew straight up and away from our area. Since getting rid of the hive, our garden is still full of bees.
- jonah 16y agoI didn't meant to imply their fear was justified. ;)