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Apr 16, 2019

Meet ‘The Bee Lady’ Of Capitol Hill

Jan Day has been keeping bees (and befriending her bee-curious neighbors) for seven years.

Jul 23, 2018

Free Bees: Virginia Is Giving Out Hives After A Particularly Bad Winter For Colonies

Erratic weather and a rainy spring led to a loss of 60 percent of bee colonies in the commonwealth

Nov 29, 2012

The Buzz from City Hall: D.C. Council Moves Closer to Making Beekeeping Easier

A bill buzzing through the D.C. Council will be as sweet as honey for the city’s beekeepers.

Feb 14, 2012

The New Buzz: Being a Beekeeper in D.C.

Jeff Miller is a Georgetown resident and Washington’s unofficial beekeeping guru. He’s founded a beekeeper’s non-profit, installed hives and now stars in a documentary on urban beekeeping in the District. We caught up with him to talk all things honey and the buzz around being a beekeeper.

 
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