The O'Malley bees
With a sitting governor, a wife who's a judge and four kids, you could certainly say Government House in Annapolis is a "hive" of activity.
And you'd be more right than you know.
There is a new bee hive tucked under the trees on the side of the governor's mansion, and it's a busy place, too
The hive was installed and is maintained by volunteers, but there won't be any honey until next year. So first lady Katie O'Malley won't have any honey to give as gifts, as Michelle Obama has done with White House honey.
But the bees earned their keep in their first season by pollinating, a job that is essential for the production of food, and one that there are fewer bees to do with the mysterious collapse of so many bee colonies.
Photo credit: Baltimore Sun/Susan Reimer
I can rerport that the bees are very very active, but very calm. Not the least bit aggressive. After all, they have jobs to do and spend no time dealing with the media.
Comments
Cool bees!
Posted by: Michelle Brown | October 25, 2010 2:59 PM
Glad to see this news. I've been interested in beekeeping for awhile. In my novice opinion I'm surprised more people don't take it up. Perhaps now that beekeeping is on a more 'official' status more info will be deseminated about it. It's very interesting and just seems to be a natural accompaniment to gardening.
Check with your local municipality, Ruth, and see what the rules are. There often has to be some kind of distance between the bee hive and the nearest neighbor. But if there were more hobbyist beekeepers, we would put a dent in the pollination issues we have right now. Susan
Posted by: Ruth | October 26, 2010 8:54 AM