Photo by Jeffrey Hearn.

Bee-lieve the buzz! There’s some new hive news that has nothing to do with the Beyhive. The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation announced a new beekeeping program alongside the D.C. Beekeepers Alliance.

DPR will have seven designated locations for residents to apply to keep their personally owned beehives as a way to “support urban beekeeping and to increase pollination in the District,” according to a release. Two of the locations are in Ward 1 and Ward 4, with one each in Wards 3, 5, and 7. Most of the sites can hold about four hives each.

Here are the current locations:

• Columbia Heights Community Center: 1480 Girard St. NW
• Bruce Monroe Community Garden: 3000 Georgia Ave. NW
• Friendship Community Garden: 45th & Van Ness St. NW
• Twin Oaks Community Garden: 14th & Taylor St. NW
• Upshur Community Garden: 14th & Upshur St. NW
• Trinidad Recreation Center: 1310 Childress St. NE
• Lederer Youth Garden: 4801 Nannie H. Burroughs Ave. NE

In addition to residency, participants also need a certificate of completion from a 12-hour beekeeping course and a local mentor. But no worries—if you’re lacking a beekeeping mentor, the program promises to hook you up with one.

The course and mentorship requirements exist “to ensure beehives do not become aggressive or spread pests and diseases,” says DPR.

Urban beekeeping became much easier in the District following the passage of a law in 2012, and the White House has its own hive.

People can apply on a first-come, first-serve basis through the DPR website.