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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

Jul 19, 2017

No, The National Building Museum’s Hive Is Not About To Collapse

The heart at the top of the biggest dome was never supposed to appear, but officials say it remains structurally sound.

Jul 03, 2017

Photos: National Building Museum’s ‘Hive’ Is An Actual Series Of Tubes

“This has all the constraints of any real building. It doesn’t have wind, but it does have gravity.”

Jun 07, 2017

Oh Bee-hive! Karen Pence Invites Thousands Of Honeybees To Live At VP Residence

The Second Lady is the latest urban beekeeper in D.C.

Apr 18, 2017

National Building Museum Is Giving Us Hives This Summer

The latest from their popular Summer Block Party program.

Apr 25, 2016

Let It Bee: D.C. Parks And Rec Launches New Urban Beekeeping Program

You better bee-lieve it.

Apr 03, 2013

Beekeepers to D.C.: We Need Your Bees!

If you’ve got a swarm of bees you want to get rid of, just call your friendly local D.C. beekeeper.

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.

Sep 13, 2012

We’re Gathering the Ingredients for DCist Honey Ale

Our quest to replicate the White House Honey Ale began in earnest Wednesday night with the procurement of the most vital of the ingredients: the honey.

 
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