Hives in the city
Subtitle: keeping honey bees alive in an urban world
By: Alison Gillespie
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Croydon Hill
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Silver Spring, Maryland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9780996025904
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Urban bee culture; Colony collapse disorder of honeybees; Beekeepers; Apiculture urbaine; Syndrome d'effondrement des colonies d'abeilles; Apiculteurs
Description: "During the 2013 bee season, author Alison Gillespie followed urban beekeepers working in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York to find out how they maintain their hives in the city, and why they are drawn to these fascinating insects. She also talked with the scientists investigating the causes of the honey bees' decline." -- P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Capital City bees; title: Women in backyard beekeeping; title: NYCBee : from the rooftops of Chelsea to the bottom of Hell's Kitchen; title: Swarms of Gotham with a cop named Tony Bees; title: A night of honey in the City of Brotherly Love; title: Bee More in Baltimore; title: What is killing the bees?; title: Celebrating pollinators on the national mall; title: When healthy bees must go; title: Catching a buzz at the Maryland State Fair; title: References.