Urban beekeeping
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Urban beekeeping is the practice of keeping bee colonies in towns and cities. It is also referred to as hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping. Bees from cities apiaries are said to be "healthier and
Using hay bales strapped to a hive on 3 sides to winterize and protect from the wind knocking it over
USDA technician harvesting honey on top of the Whitten Building in Washington, D.C.
Western honey bee
Bee hives visible on the roof of the Q39 South barbecue restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas
Honey bee
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A honey bee is a eusocial flying insect from the genus Apis of the largest bee family, Apidae. Honey bees are known for their construction of perennial nests within cavities containing hexagonal cells
Urban beekeeping
…According to a 2015 research study, urban environments have also been shown to favor the viability and transmission of some disease agents that affect honey bees. Managed urban honeybee colonies can also provide pollination for urban green spaces and allow apiarists to collect critical information about the…
The Lone Pollinator
Western honey bee on a honeycomb
The European honey bee may have originated from eastern Africa. This bee is pictured in Tanzania.
An Africanized honey bee (left) and a European honey bee on a honeycomb