Five Friends Any City Beekeeper Wants to Have
By Toni Burnham, dcbees@dcbeekeepers.org
City beekeepers often worry about the resources surrounding our bees. Well, here is another reason to take heart! We live in a 360°, 365-day-a-year throng of interesting and active people and all their assets, skills and interests, many of whom are ready to become willing collaborators. The Friends of Beekeepers aren’t just spiritual buddies, they can help us get (almost) free bees, apiaries, access to cool tools and certified facilities, and help you avoid trouble. And what follows here is just a teensy start on a list of local heroes available to help your city bees and beeks. Some community institutions even fit into two or more of the categories listed here!
READ MORE HERE: http://www.tonitoni.org/beeculture/articles/five_friends_for_city_beeks.pdf