News for city beekeepers was spread that the van from Georgia containing their pre-ordered bees was parked outside The Dakota. Coté, who is the president of the New York City Beekeepers Association and the founder of Andrew’s Honey and non-profit Bees Without Border says the number of urban beekeepers has grown quickly, with many hives now found on the rooftops of skyscrapers and office buildings,
New York legalized beekeeping in 2010 and has hundreds of registered hives, according to the Department of Health.
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