{"id":9404,"date":"2015-05-13T12:40:33","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T16:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/?p=9404"},"modified":"2015-05-14T09:47:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T13:47:46","slug":"the-city-bee-this-is-the-nature-of-cities-episode-005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenatureofcities.com\/TNOC\/2015\/05\/13\/the-city-bee-this-is-the-nature-of-cities-episode-005\/","title":{"rendered":"The City Bee. TNOC Podcast Episode 005"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Story notes:<\/strong>\u00a0(See the companion essay here<\/a>.) Bees have always been a part of the city landscape. But something is happening in the world today that\u2019s making their presence more noticeable. Whether it\u2019s because people love honey or want to better understand bee behavior or are looking for sustainable ways to support the vital pollinator ecosystem, people\u2019s interest in bees is on the rise. As a result, more beehives are popping up in cities around the world.<\/p>\n

This podcast episode, produced by\u00a0Jennifer Baljko, profiles beekeeping projects in Barcelona, Beijing, New York and San Francisco to get a better idea of how this trend is evolving. As she finds out, each project\u2014and each beekeeper\u2014started in a different way, and each has a sweet story to tell.<\/p>\n

For instance, Andrew Cot\u00e9, president of the New York City Beekeepers Association <\/a>and founder of the nonprofit organization Bees Without Borders<\/a>, talks about being a longtime beekeeper and how beekeeping has evolved in the city.<\/p>\n

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City bees in Barcelona. Photo: Jennifer Baljko<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sahra Malik, co-founder and chief executive officer of the social enterprise Shangrila Farms<\/a>, explains how her family\u2019s interest in rural beekeeping led to the creation of a yearlong urban beekeeping training program in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in Barcelona, Jaume Clotet, a mechanical engineer-turned-beekeeper who runs Mel.lis Serveis Ap\u00edcoles<\/a>, discusses how urban beekeeping initiatives can expand beyond honey production and into artistic, cultural, educational, and research applications. OpenBeeResearch<\/a> is one such example, and in this case, a hive on a museum rooftop has been hooked up with sensors. It\u2019s a perfect citizen science project that will provide insight into the health of the cities and the bees, says Josep Perell\u00f3<\/a>, an associate professor with the Physics Faculty at the Universitat de Barcelona and the project leader for the university\u2019s multi-disciplinary OpenSystems<\/a> research group.<\/p>\n

And, lastly, San Francisco-based Terry Oxford\u2014a beekeeper, an artist and an environmental activist\u2014advocates for supporting the vital pollinator ecosystem, in which honeybees play a critical role. Through her UrbanBeeSF<\/a> project, Oxford promotes sustainable, environmentally friendly urban beekeeping and city pollination practices, and provides practical tips for people who want to help keep urban bees healthy.<\/p>\n

This episode was produced by:
\nJennifer Baljko
\n<\/strong>Barcelona<\/p>\n

On\u00a0The Nature of Cities<\/a><\/p>\n

Related Articles:<\/strong> The Secret Life of Bees: Using Big Data and Citizen Science to Unravel What Bees Are Saying about the Environment<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulating the Bee Buzz<\/a><\/p>\n

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David Maddox<\/div>\n
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about the writer
\n David Maddox<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

David loves urban spaces and nature. He loves creativity and collaboration. He loves theatre and music. In his life and work he has practiced in all of these as, in various moments, a scientist, a climate change researcher, a land steward, an ecological practitioner, composer, a playwright, a musician, an actor, and a theatre director. David's dad told him once that he needed a back up plan, something to \"fall back on\". So he bought a tuba.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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