Urban Beekeeping

There’s quite a bit of *buzzzzz* around urban beekeeping.  Just do a little searching and you will see that there are several bee-ginning (pardon the puns) beekeeping classes at places like the Chicago Honey Co-op and the Garfield Park Conservatory.  The City of Chicago even has it’s own beehives that sit atop the Chicago Cultural Center!

Honey bees are disappearing all over the United States, a result of environmental imbalance.  Honeybees are responsible for pollinating the vast majority of edible plants. It is estimated that 100,000 species of plants would become extinct without honeybees to pollinate them.

By utilizing smaller scale colonies, the benefits are two fold.  We can obtain honey and beeswax in less industrialized ways while increasing the honey bee population and pollinating urban gardens.

For a first hand look at an urban beekeeper’s tale, check out Bobbi Marstellar’s posts and her bee blog, Sweet Hive Chicago!

Benefits of Beekeeping

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Steps to Becoming and Urban Beekeeper

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Winter Care

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Harvesting the Honey

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Additional Chicago Resources

If you’re interested in becoming an urban beekeeper yourself, check out these resources and bee careful

• Chicago Beekeeping Meetup
• Outdoor Place
• Beekeeping for Beginners
• The Chicago Honey Co-op Blog
• Beekeeping in the Midwest
• Beekeeping Glossary

If supporting local beekeepers is more your speed, check out Chicago Honey Co-op to shop their collection of beeswax products and honey!

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