NYC Beekeeping

10/18/2024

Due to the passing of John Howe and James Fischer's extensive travel, NYC Beekeeping has not been active for some time.

But fear not! The NY Bee Club had formed to fill all of your bee community needs! James joined, and John would have joined, except for the long commute.

The New York Bee Club is dedicated to promoting the art and science of beekeeping, advocating for beekeepers, fostering environmental stewardship, and educating the community about the importance of bees and other pollinators.

04/23/2019

John Howe was an intrepid beekeeper in NYC and founder of the New York City Beekeeping. John was even the basis for Fred, the main character in a kids' picture book "The Honeybee Man, by Lela Nargi
The Honeybee Man.

His memorial will be held at The Church of Saint Luke in the Fields on Hudson street, Manhattan.

It will be held on April the 25th at 2pm. Please join us.

02/24/2019

Great news!
what do you think?

Feared extinct, this giant bee had last been spotted in 1981.

10/03/2017

07/16/2017

As a general rule, one aims to keep the bees in the box or on the flowers, rather than all over the beekeeper

05/21/2017

Wow. Just wow.

This is a companion piece to my Fall time-lapse from a few years ago. I wanted it to be the polar opposite of the first one. Not just the Fall vs Spring. But wide…

05/20/2017

EpiPen products can deliver an effective dose long after they have expired, according to a study published Monday.

05/12/2017

NPR "Swarming Edition"

Swarming bees at NPR headquarters led to a warning to not use one of the building's entrances. You know how that advice went over with a bunch of journalists.

04/24/2017

This seems too good to be true... how could a wax moth survive on a diet of plastic? It seems that they are not eating the plastic, but an enzyme they exude breaks it down. Do we want tiny microscopic particles of plastic everywhere? We think not.

This wax worm can actually break down a non-biodegradable substance.

04/23/2017

Lungren persists, and the Inspector General agrees

In an Inspector General survey, 10 percent say their science has been altered by superiors for non-technical reasons.