I live in a co-op in Tribeca, New York, beside City Hall Park, and I
would like to keep bees on the roof, eight floors up. I cannot think it
would be anything but pleasant for all concerned, bees included, but this
being New York, lawyers being everywhere, I have grave doubts that what I
would like to do is legal, or possible. I would welcome advice and, in
the unlikely event that there are no overarching restrictions (those of
the building management I can probably handle), suggestions as to bee
types and so forth. In London (where I come from) it was no problem -
even the Governor of the Bank of England kept them on his roof. But
American cities - where they'll happily let you buy a submachine gun, but
are fearful of beestings, are, I fear, an altogether different proposition.
Thanks
Simon Winchester