Worker bees in New York City: one image comes to mind. Instead this story is about the literal working bees who thrive on rooftop gardens in New York City and the benefits of such to New York and other communities associated with green roofs. The New York Times reports, Beekeeping has also been catching on atop buildings outside of New York. Earlier this summer, bee hives were added to the green roofs of the Minneapolis City Hall building, and similar environs have been encouraged in other urban areas with green roof habitats. In London, the number of urban beehives has exploded in recent years, to the point there was concern that the city had an insufficient supply of bee-friendly plants to feed the growing populations. In New York, where bees have yet to face any food shortages, anyone can keep a beehive as long as it is registered with the citys Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and there is a water source, something as simple as a bucket filled with water. On the green roof at One Bryant Park, the bees natural pollination process helps maintain the areas nearly 6,000 square feet, where the sedum was planted to help to reduce urban heat energy and runoff. Putting honeybees in a location supercharges the normal pollination process, said Chase Emmons, a managing partner and the apiary director at Brooklyn Grange. The company, with locations in Long Island City and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, sold the Durst Organization its two beehives in June and is helping the company maintain them and harvest the honey. Click here to learn more nytimes/2013/08/07/realestate/commercial/worker-bees-on-a-rooftop-ignoring-bryant-parks-pleasures.html?_r=1&nl=afternoonupdate&adxnnl=1&emc=edit_au_20130806&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1375895012-1xJb3hmhVBDdagLOn18KBw& .
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 13:00:01 +0000
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