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