Ep. 1362:  Bonders Metropolitan Bees
The Food Chain4 Aug 2024

Ep. 1362: Bonders Metropolitan Bees

Emily Bonder, Apiarist & Educator, Santa Cruz Bee Company

(metropolitan bee keeping, apiarists, honey bees)

They say bees are responsible for one-third of every bite of food we eat. Given how much we love to eat, and how much we love to hear the buzzing of bees, we simply must ask:

How does one keep bees in the city?

We all know how important honeybees are to the productivity of natural and man-made food chains.

And so, when we look about the garden and see fewer and fewer bees every year, we get to wondering what we will do for food should all the bees disappear.

Of course, there would still be some pollinators buzzing or crawling about, but would they be sufficient to feed all us very hungry people?

Having hosted a number of feature stories about bees on the Food Chain Radio Podcast, I have become attentive to their numbers as they buzz about the garden. And though I have not taken a formal census, I do believe there are fewer and fewer bees in the garden.

The wife and I recently decided there is one way to allay fears about bees disappearing, and that is to become metropolitan beekeepers. Today we take the first step in that direction by asking:

How does one keep bees in the city?

Connect: www.metrofarm.com

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