Hurricane Sandy Kills One Million Bees and Devastates NYC’s Urban Farms

November 2nd, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Sandy

While the extensive damage from Hurricane Sandy will take months to assess, news out of Brooklyn is already not looking good for the region’s thriving local food movement, including farms and apiaries.

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Criminal Rehabilitation Abuzz with Beekeeping

October 24th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Beehive

A group of New York City prisoners may become beekeepers. That’s because the Osborne Association, a nonprofit focused on providing certain tools for alternatives to longer prison sentences, took several prisoners on a beekeeping tour, reports DNAinfo.com.

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Staying at NY’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel? Don’t Mind The 100,000 Bees

April 9th, 2012 - Jill Ettinger

Waldorf-Astoria

Colony collapse disorder may be taking its toll on beehives around the country, but that hasn’t stopped the surge of urban beehives. The latest to capitalize on the buzz: New York City’s famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel.

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