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Illegal or not, bee and honey enthusiasts have been tending apiaries in the city for years. This March, however, they got their moment in the spotlight when the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene...
View ArticleOnce Underground, Local Beekeepers Hold a Honey Festival
In the 18 months since city health officials reversed a ban, New York City beekeeping has gone from an illegal activity to one so robust and celebrated that it's getting its own festival. The First...
View ArticleWhat's In A Name? Local Kosher Honey for the High Holidays
The days leading up to the Jewish New Year, which starts on Wednesday at sundown, are some of the busiest for Andrew Coté. The fourth generation beekeeper's jars of kosher Andrew's Local Honey are...
View ArticleThe Culture Gabfest: "There Are Some Broke Down People Out There" Edition
Slate critics Stephen Metcalf, Julia Turner and Dana Stevens discuss the TLC show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo", the Mike Birbiglia / This American Life film "Sleepwalk with Me", and the phenomenon of...
View Article8 things you didn’t know about bees
Photo by Odilon Dimier/Getty ImagesBeekeepers all over the world have reported significant colony losses in the last ten years. Those may be caused by the interconnected effects of pesticides,...
View ArticleRobyn Talks with David Remnick
For the past twenty-five years, since she was a young teen-ager, the singer Robyn has been on the cutting edge of pop music. Her sound is sparse and complex, influenced by electro and dance music while...
View Article365- On Beeing
Farmers have known for centuries that putting a hive of honeybees in an orchard results in more blossoms becoming cherries, almonds, apples and the like. Yet it’s only in the last 30 years that...
View Article365- On Beeing
Farmers have known for centuries that putting a hive of honeybees in an orchard results in more blossoms becoming cherries, almonds, apples and the like. Yet it’s only in the last 30 years that...
View ArticleIs Each Fingerprint On Your Hand Unique? | In This Computer Component, Data...
A new study uses artificial intelligence to show that each of our ten fingerprints are remarkably similar to one another. Plus, honey could be the secret ingredient in building a more eco-friendly...
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