"Tropical Storm Irene moved through New York City on Sunday knocking out power, causing flooding in some neighborhoods and knocking over many trees. In one corner of Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, the storm also set off a fight — over bees. In a gale wind from the storm, a hollowed-out branch of an enormous tree was ripped off, exposing a hive of 30,000 to 40,000 honeybees. The hive’s discovery was a jackpot for the beekeeping community and word spread quickly on Facebook and Twitter that a feral hive was up for grabs. Two beekeepers jumped at the chance to claim the bees, unknowingly setting off a feud between two of the city’s main beekeeping groups."
—Of course it did.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
7
Bee, bee, crazy bee,
Get cool, bee!
Got a ringer in your stinger,
Keep coolly cool, bee!
When you're a bee you're a bee all the way
From your first cigarette
To your last dying day
NOT THE BEES THEY'RE IN MY BROOKLYN
I'd read this post, but I feel it's none of my beeswax.
"...the Police Department’s beekeeper, Anthony Planakis, known as Tony Bees of the N.Y.P.D."
Tony Bees of the NYPD! This made my whole day.
And raises so many questions!
1. How does one become the NYPD beekeeper?
2. Does he spend his days solving bee related crimes, or does he break it up with other insect-related criminal activity?
3. What about spider crimes?
4. Or does he refuse spider crimes because spiders aren't insects? (Tony Bees probably gets very tired of explaining that)
5. Does he hang out at the Animal Precinct?
6. If so, do the other Animal Cops look down on him? Or are they jealous because he gets to use a chain saw?
So that's the latest buzz down at the station!