Bryon Waibel runs what he believes is the world’s only urban beekeeping store. It’s called Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper and Waibel, who uses the handle 006, does seem to believe that he/ the store/ urban beekeepers are serving a cause. “It would not surprise me at all if the future of the honeybee itself is in urban beekeeping,” he says, “It would not surprise me at all.” For those not familiar with the problem with bees, the threat is Colony Collapse Disorder: a phenomenon wherehoneybees worldwide are disappearing. No one knows the cause though some point to a combination of pests and environmental pathogens like pesticides and GM crops. The secret of urban bees Waibel thinks the solution could be urban bee hives and he’s not alone. French beekeeper’s association Unaf found that urban bees are up to four times as productive as their rural cousins because they have a wider variety of plant life for pollination and aren’t exposed to pesticides like their country counterparts. It seems the plight of the bees has politicized urban homesteaders to do their part. “Urban beekeeping I would say it’s increased at least 3 or 4 fold over the last 3 years.” And he says this jump in beekeeping enthusiasm merged neatly with press coverage of Colony Collapse Disorder and increased public perception in the importance of honeybees. Langstroth hives and mead-making goods To arm all these newly recruited urban warriors, Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper sells beekeeping supplies like …
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@aznpwnsalot There are/were laws in some cities. New York City just lifted their ban in 2010. From what I’ve been told they don’t pose a threat. I was filming next to my friend Alex’s hive (the woman in the? video) without a beekeeping suit for over an hour and while a few bees landed on my camera, I didn’t get bitten. They were busy doing their own thing.
You are the first “non-fighting for our freedom person” that I think is a hero! I am so pleased, I? cannot express it. I thought the murderers of bees had succeeded.
Thank God for your work. Very encouraging.
No words!
Arn’t there laws against bee keeping in the? city? Do they pose a potential threat to the neighbours around?
@TheMemzyme When a flower soaks up water, what happens is the root attracts the water atoms through its surface and into? the flower. So basically, it filters all kinds of things from the water, however there are some exceptions like dye and other un-harmful substances because the flower only calls for H2O and CO2, not other substances in the food formula it uses. Urban honey is completely safe and delicious. hope I helped
I believe there’s one crucial downside to urban beekeeping which might be high concentration of heavy metals, and other water-soluble toxicants. Probably HPLC should be run to determine the concentrations of undesirable substances in urban-made honey. If someone could provide an information about impact on health of urban-made? honey.
Everyone should? have a few hives.
One of the best videos I’ve seen in a while! I absolutely? love this idea.
@AuraWalkerHypnosis i am glad that you located the cause of the bees dying, i was wandering. of course,? they need nectar.
we need? this in Hawaii.
Awesome! The reason the bees were all dying and why California had to import bees to pollinate their? crops in recent years is because corporate honey companies were using sugar water to replace honey in the hives. They need to leave some honey as food for the bees. The bees immune systems plummeted over the years, and harsh pesticides in the Mid West crops where bees were flying to, were instantly killing the bees too! This guy is a genius! I am so happy to learn about him!
I keep bees in hives right outside my garden. I never? would have thought that bees in urban areas would do better than bees in the country. Thanks for another fascinating video.
I’ve always wanted to do beekeeping. One day….. Really enjoyed the video. ? Thanks for sharing.
Right around the corner from my house, this? store is great!
amazing as usual. Thank you for filming all of these wonderful people that are changing the? world for the better.
We’re fortunate that we still have bees in southwest Michigan – though they are slowly dwindling. We have them in spite of our agricultural modernism, specifically, government subsidized corn, soybeans and the Michigan fruit conglomerate. What trouble me most, is that “tree fruit folks” around here believe that the modern way is the only way. They truly believe that their orchards will cease to exist if they don’t spray “Ethyl-Methyl-Death”? on their trees every day. Sad really…..
No bees, no pollination. No pollination, no trees. No trees, no oxygen. No oxygen, we’re all? dead.
I liked that bit at the end . . .”…..It would not surprise me at all if the future of? the honeybee itself is in urban beekeeping,” he says, “It would not surprise me at all…..”
Wow….finally, something that cities are GOOD for, other than traffic and crime?!
I? think that he looks a lot like the Honey Nut Cheerio’s Bee.
Keep up the good work. This is an? excellent video.
I love your videos. Always interesting….often inspiring. Thank You!?
I enjoy & appreciate your videos immensely. Hands down? my favorite youtube channel!
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It’s like telling a person:? Regurgitating is a natural bodily defensive mechanism -? Doesn’t change the fact it feels horrible.
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You can use therapy on irrational fear – But it doesn’t work on natural preferences.
If? a person just thinks bugs look gross and ugly and creepy – That’s different from fear.
You really make some awesome videos. Thanks for the effort you put? into this.