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Why does the NYPD have a bee hive?

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Apparently it’s enough of a problem that NYPD feels that it’s necessary to have a beekeeper o call. The article mentions a NYPD beehive in the Bronx, but I can’t find any other information about that. I did find several articles about Anthony Planakis, aka Tony Bees, who used to be the NYPD bee wrangler before he retired. read more

Leaving hive can have many reasons, from swarming to CCD(Colony Collapse Disorder). While swarming happens when there are two qeens in the same hive, the younger queen with about half of the other bees leaves the hive in search of other. Swarming is natural and mainly happens in a season when there is plenty of nectar around and colony is strong. read more

The NYPD’s soon-to-retire beekeeper faced the challenge of a lifetime Thursday when he and a pal removed a humongous hive of 40,000 bees from the ceiling of a Queens condo. read more

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