> I haven't heard of this Bee Farm thing, but I would have expected that sort of thing to be better in a more rural community. Well, first, bee colonies have b

> I haven't heard of this Bee Farm thing, but I would have expected that sort of thing to be better in a more rural community. Well, first, bee colonies have been shown to be more productive in urban environments than in rural environments. Secondly, there are acres and acres of open green land where Detroit used to be. It's unusable for brownfield development or cash cropping because of soil contamination, but could conceivably be used for pasturage or bee foraging. I image any problems have more to do with rent-seeking politics than technical issues.