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8. Brooklyn's Urban Beekeepers: Breaking The Law For …
6 months ago
Sometimes laws are meant to be broken. Meet a passionate crew of illegal urban beekeepers in Brooklyn, New York working on their very first honey harvest for their restaurants. Find out why raising bees on NYC rooftops is important for Mother Earth. And be inspired to get into the illegal "bees"ness of urban beekeeping in your own backyard or rooftop. It's not only fun, but dangerous, especially if you don't like wearing bee suits!

Set in a secret location in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Shot & Edited by storyteller, Liza de Guia.
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  • humfry 6 months ago
    hey beekeepers, that is so amazing. You might have some honey from my lavender plants in Park Slope, as I've been planting lavender all over my terrace, because bees love lavender. First there is one bee, then many. Every day, I am so thrilled to see them thrive. I always wondered, where they might live. So maybe, just maybe, they are from your roof.
  • Brian 17 days ago
    Bees send out scouts who report back to her sister group (workers with close similar dna). The scout does a vibrating dance to identify the location of your lavender. Other harvesters will fly to your location based on the possition of the sun. As the sun sets the worker changes the direction of the dance, without even seeing the new possition of the sun, as its dark inside the hive. However the bees will auto adjust themselves for the changing time. If you want to find the hive they're going to you can take a compas reading after a bee has reached its max intake of nectar it will fly in a straight line back to its hive. Some bees will fly up to 4 miles, which is more likely in the city as there are less 'close' flowers, so wear your walking shoes.
    Brian
    douglasfarm.net
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  • OrganicNation plus 6 months ago
    Great video!!
  • SkeeterNYC plus 4 months ago
    Thanks! So sorry I missed you out in NYC. We should still talk though. I'd love to participate on your great site somehow :)
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  • kate bryant 5 months ago
    love bees, have a rooftop...hmmm.
  • SkeeterNYC plus 4 months ago
    make it happen! Where do you live? The investment isn't as big as you think...and you get honey for years on end!
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  • Jahaan London 4 months ago
    Intresting stuff ... well covered
  • SkeeterNYC plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Jahaan. It was pretty wicked filming with no protective gear about 1 inch away from 200,000 bees!
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  • Chris Pick 4 months ago
    What happens when someone in their building who is allergic gets stung? I've watched enough Law and Order to know that Jack McCoy will prosecute you for manslaughter or at least criminal negligence.
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  • Was Here 4 months ago
    Only in Williamsburg
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  • MidnightStar Video plus 4 months ago
    Very well done, great job!
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  • Oscar Perone 2 months ago
    Please look at this link:

    is very important if you are a urban beekeeper !!!

    oscarperone.com.ar/docs/propuesta.html

    You will have to translate it into English language with google
    The content of my site is available by mentioning the source.
    Serve this message as a sufficient authorization.
    If you use this information please let me know.

    Kind regards

    Oscar Perone
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    oscarperone.com.ar/
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  • Brian 17 days ago
    Okay, I feel I need to make the public aware of a few miss leading actions / statements.
    - smoke should be used as much less, a common mistake of a new beekeeper is to over smoke their hive. Smoke should not be directed down into the combs. You don't want ash in your honey. I actually only smoke for shows, smoker competitions, and rainy days that require me to open a hive.
    - Bees are not "pets", they are not domesticated, they should be respected at all times.
    - A triangle escape board is highly recomended to get the bees out of the honey supers with out chemicals or smoke.
    - a hive gets up to 70,000 to 80,000 bees *2 is not 250,000
    - 4:26 do not feed store bought honey to bees, it could carry and spread disease
    Hope this isn't taken negative, just trying to help people be in the know. Great work guys, hope you have a good winter,
    Brian
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