BOMMER'S BEES: What do bees do in the cold weather?

A common question is what do the bees do in this cold, icy weather? For the last several thousand years, bees have evolved to ...
Bon Appétit

She Spends Her Days With Bees, But Can’t Hear Them Buzz

When I arrive at Falconwood Farms apiary, Kaat Kaye is already deep into checking hive boxes, unaware of my presence. I overhear her nattering at the bees, their soft hum filling the air between words ...
Washingtonian

On Call With the Swarm Squad—DC’s First Responders for Bees

I’m on a Red Line train home when my phone buzzes. On the other end, a chipper voice greets me: “Are you ready to go catch some bees?” The voice belongs to Sean Kennedy, a member of the DC Beekeepers ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Bees in the big city: Park Slope residents install rooftop hive with 12,000 honey bees

It was all about the bees last week for two Park Slope residents who set up a hive on the roof of a Brooklyn brownstone, home to about 12,000 fuzzy pollinators. Early Friday morning, the beekeepers — ...