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Originally Posted by April23
Here in Brooklyn, I enjoy Bee Keeping. Planning to join the TV community in the next 12 months. 1-is keeping bees allowed? 2-is there a club for that? Thanks! Nothing better than honey that you harvested yourself!
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I read an interesting article in the New York Times about beekeeping in New York. You’re the expert, but I’d hesitate to eat honey made by bees living in The Villages because there is so much pesticide use here, especially on lawns, and there is spraying for mosquitoes.
If you live in a courtyard villa, fenced in, I think you might get away with a hive. However, I’d say your best bet would be a new home the far south of The Villages that backs onto a swamp or at least is near one. The swamps aren’t sprayed for mosquitoes, and there is probably plenty for the bees to gather. If you pay someone to mow your lawn, would the bees be bothered by a loud lawnmower a few feet away?