Urban beekeepers harvesting honey from city rooftops and vacant lots are discovering something remarkable – their honey contains significantly higher levels of antimicrobial compounds than rural honey ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. It’s an unusual hobby, but backyard beekeepers are working to revive the ...

I’m just going to say it: Los Angeles is abuzz over urban beekeeping. For years the city has had a thriving underground beekeeping culture, with hives kept in backyards by Los Angelenos who want their ...

How did Alvéole come about? About 10 years ago, a few friends and I asked companies in our hometown of Montreal if we could install hives on their roofs to produce honey. At one architecture firm, as ...

Beekeeper Jan Day examines honeycombs from a beehive at the Congressional Cemetery on Feb. 19 in Washington. (Michael A. McCoy for The Washington Post) In contrast to the view Tove Danovich expressed ...

Bees pollinate within a five-mile radius, so Palladino says the pollens collected in each area are unique, leaving urban honey infused with its own distinctive flavor.

White House beekeeper Charlie Brandts has transported more than one thousand bees using Metro — on more than one occasion. Brandts was the guest speaker at the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation ...