FOOD CURATED: Brooklyn’s Urban Beekeepers: Breaking The Law For The Planet (Part I)
Sometimes laws are meant to be broken. Meet a passionate crew of illegal urban beekeepers in Brooklyn, New York working on their very first honey harvest for their restaurants. Find out why raising bees on NYC rooftops is important for Mother Earth. And be inspired to get into the illegal “bees”ness of urban beekeeping in your own backyard or rooftop. It’s not only fun, but dangerous, especially if you don’t like wearing bee suits! Set in a secret location in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Shot & Edited by storyteller: Liza de Guia Thanks for watching www.foodcurated.com Follow my food obsessions on Twitter SkeeterNYC
24 Responses to FOOD CURATED: Brooklyn’s Urban Beekeepers: Breaking The Law For The Planet (Part I)
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I love what you are doing! Thank you so much!
camigayleojohn
December 2, 2011 at 4:11 am
My wife and I grow a lot of our own food and keep chickens. Beekeeping might be next.
cheshirepat30
December 2, 2011 at 4:52 am
I was beekeeping…before it was cool.
dvdragon
December 2, 2011 at 5:46 am
Beekeeping is illegal in NYC. Cannabis is still mostly illegal in the US. These two species are essential to the health of the planet. Connect the dots. I applaud you, my friends.
moatwog
December 2, 2011 at 5:59 am
I like what you doing great work guys
1Patrioti
December 2, 2011 at 6:10 am
@foodcurated don’t throw away the spoils from your restaurant (biodegradables), use it to make compost on this rooftop. start an organic garden, with your bees. and yes, why not a greenhouse for winter too :o)
saveearthsavelives
December 2, 2011 at 6:27 am
don’t throw away the spoils from your restaurant (biodegradables), use it to make compost on this rooftop. start an organic garden, with your bees. and yes, why not a greenhouse for winter too :o)
saveearthsavelives
December 2, 2011 at 7:01 am
don’t throw away the spoils of your restaurant (biodegradables), use it to make compost on this rooftop. start an organic garden, with your bees. and yes, why not a greenhouse for winter :o)
saveearthsavelives
December 2, 2011 at 7:06 am
don’t throw away the spoils of your restaurant (biodegradables), use it to make compost on this rooftop. start an organic garden, with your bees. and yes, why not a greenhouse for winter :o)
saveearthsavelives
December 2, 2011 at 7:37 am
loved this…. after reading years ago “The Secret Life of Bees”, I have always known that one day I would be a bee keeper… it’s just waiting for the right time and situation to get it set up.
Ishkiia
December 2, 2011 at 8:20 am
Thank you for making this seem absolutely possible for the beginner beekeeper and not too daunting of an adventure to get started with.
PaintedRavensong
December 2, 2011 at 9:05 am
Keep it up!
mikeyb891
December 2, 2011 at 9:46 am
@foodcurated another Clue! j/k. srsly, who would narc on a bee bro?
hulapineapple
December 2, 2011 at 9:58 am
Cool!
BeeLimerick
December 2, 2011 at 10:11 am
@theschumanity Hey! They are songs from my production music library. Nothing specific 🙂
foodcurated
December 2, 2011 at 10:16 am
what are the songs in the background?
theschumanity
December 2, 2011 at 10:52 am
I also keep bees, and was wondering if your bees weathered the recent bad weather in brooklyn.
I hope your hives didnt get blown over.
tradernorton05
December 2, 2011 at 11:36 am
They lifting the ban in NYC. ^_^
orioncheung
December 2, 2011 at 11:55 am
Hey, good for you guys! I was raised with bee keeping, and you’re right, once stung you’ll be stuck on bee keeping forever. It is sooo very important for our survival. Study up on feral beekeeping, they are hardy and not dependent upon antibiotics. There’s a feral beekeeping association that sends out email info every week. Check them out… Good green guidance!
menderfire9
December 2, 2011 at 12:33 pm
Stung in the eye! How does one recover from that?
foodcurated
December 2, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Nope. I wouldn’t be that obvious… They work at Roberta’s, but the location of the hive is a pretty good distance away.
foodcurated
December 2, 2011 at 12:57 pm
wow could that secret location be on the roof top of Roberta’s. Idiots
damacdadee1
December 2, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Good idea, fellas. Consider other races of bees, i.e. Russians or Buckfast bees… you might find that Italians do not in fact overwinter well- they eat too much. Keep going!
piatmg27
December 2, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Nice!
You should definitely wear at least protection on your head. I know someone who got stung in eye and lost that eye. Good beekeeping guys!
Safet
December 2, 2011 at 2:28 pm