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[WATCH] This Urban Beekeeper Turns New York City Rooftops Into Buzzing Farms

2025-08-27T12:00:00-04:00

When you think of beekeeping, a city skyscraper might not be where you would think to look. In this week's Snapshot New York, CBS2's Steve Overmyer meets Andrew Cote, president of the New York Beekeepers Association.

Check out the New York Beekeepers Association to learn more.

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[VIDEO] This Urban Beekeeper Turns New York City Rooftops Into Buzzing Farms

2019-07-17T15:30:00-04:00

When you think of beekeeping, a city skyscraper might not be where you would think to look. In this week's Snapshot New York, CBS2's Steve Overmyer meets Andrew Cote, president of the New York Beekeepers Association.

Check out the New York Beekeepers Association to learn more.

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[WATCH] Meet the New York Police Department's Beekeeper Unit

2018-09-24T17:00:00-04:00

In this recent video from the New York Daily News, meet some New York City police officers who are also beekeepers, maintaining hives on the rooftops of local precincts.

Officers Darren Mays and Michael Lauriano are the NYPD’s Beekeeper Unit. Mays took over the voluntary post after the retirement of Anthony Planakis (a.k.a. Tony Bees) back in 2014. Lauriano joined in a year ago.

Check out the accompanying article for more.

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This New York City Beekeeper Tends to Over 50,000 Bees in 9 Urban Apiaries

2016-07-20T10:09:46-04:00

Urban beekeeping is definitely more challenging than in rural areas, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. With the right conditions and care, bees can thrive in the City, and will produce delicious honey just like everywhere else.

In this video from Gothamist producer Jessica Leibowitz, learn all about what it takes to be a beekeeper in New York City from Tom Wilk at Wilk Apiary.

The Queens-based beekeeper Tom Wilk, whose incredibly delicious honey we stumbled upon at the Ridgewood Market and Buttah Bakery, has had to contend with this stigma of apiphobia on many occasions. "I had a hive in this great backyard in Middle Village," Wilk explains. "The next door neighbor says, 'I'm calling the cops. I can't sit on my porch at night and smoke my cigar.'" Wilk insists such fears are unwarranted. "Honeybees stay inside the hive at night. They don't go out looking for nectar, so you can sit on your porch at night and smoke a cigar."

Check out the accompanying article for more.

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Finding Flowers, a Short Video About Urban Beekeeping in New York City

2016-03-30T13:56:13-04:00

Finding Flowers is a short video from Dyani Sabin and Ellie Kincaid which explores the challenges behind New York City beekeeping in a dense urban environment.

Beekeeping in New York City has its special challenges. Margot Dorn, a beekeeper in Brooklyn, thinks about where to place her hives so the bees can find the flowers they need to eat and make honey. Occasionally, she has to smooth things over with the neighbors. Living in the city changes some parts of bee life, but the honey is just as sweet.

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Colony, a Glimpse Into the World of New York City's Rooftop Beekeepers

2015-04-26T17:23:59-04:00

I've written about urban beekeeping a few times previously on Viewing NYC, and it never ceases to amaze me that rooftop apiaries are a thriving industry in the City.

This video, artistically fully made by Chris Manke, shows glimpses of some of the more prominent rooftop bee-keeping areas around New York City, including shots from around Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, all with a haunting soundtrack written by Manke himself.

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