NYC May Lift Ban On Beekeeping

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 02-01-2010

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The city’s health board has proposed lifting the longtime ban as part of a movement to encourage urban agriculture.

A city councilman has also proposed a bill that would legalize beekeeping.

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Louisville beekeeping proposal up for final vote

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Misc | Posted on 19-11-2009

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Prospective beekeepers won’t need to notify neighbors or apply for a license under new rules proposed by the city as it considers allowing residents to keep backyard hives.

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Florida sets purity standards for honey

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 04-08-2009

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Florida is the first state to regulate honey, prohibiting additives and chemicals as well as requiring specific sugar levels.

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New law makes beekeeping all the buzz in Minneapolis

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 04-08-2009

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Beekeeping is now legal in Minneapolis, after being banned for more than three decades. The change has beekeepers rejoicing – cautiously.

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Beekeeper threatens to sue if hives removed

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 12-07-2009

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A beekeeper has said he will sue the council if they make him remove his hives from an allotment. Jason Clegg has been ordered to remove his five hives of honey bees from the Willwood Avenue allotment in Oakes.

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New York City beekeepers swarm City Hall to protest ban

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Norway | Posted on 08-07-2009

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New York City always buzzes with activity. It appears urban beekeeping is contributing.

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Mpls. City Council legalizes beekeeping

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 26-04-2009

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The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to pass an ordinance that legalizes beekeeping in Minneapolis.

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Bill to legalize beekeeping would be a sweet deal for New York’s honey-making crowd

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 12-04-2009

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Beekeeping is officially illegal in New York – but that hasn’t stopped keepers around the city from practicing their hobby on the down-low.

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City could soon allow backyard beekeeping

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in North America | Posted on 22-03-2009

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The bees are no longer buzzing at Jaquie Bunse’s Edmonds condo.

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Iowa implements new rule to protect bee colonies

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Posted by eivindm | Posted in Diseases and pesticides, North America | Posted on 19-02-2009

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The Iowa Secretary of Agriculture says worldwide reports of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), where whole hives of bees just disappear, is alarming for Iowa where bees are vital to the state’s agricultural productivity.

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