Honey and venom confessions of an urban beekeeper

"Andrew Coté has one of the most intriguing, challenging, and unique jobs in New York City--maintaining millions of honey bees atop some of the city's most iconic buildings. His apiaries have crowned the Waldorf Astoria and the Museum of Modern Art; reside on the North Lawn of the United Nations; r...

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Main Author: Coté, Andrew (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"Andrew Coté has one of the most intriguing, challenging, and unique jobs in New York City--maintaining millions of honey bees atop some of the city's most iconic buildings. His apiaries have crowned the Waldorf Astoria and the Museum of Modern Art; reside on the North Lawn of the United Nations; reign above stores, hotels, restaurants, schools, churches, and synagogues; and are situated in community gardens, and even cemeteries, throughout the five boroughs.Widely recognized as New York City's premier urban beekeeper, in this debut collection, Coté takes readers with him on his daily apiary adventures over the course of a year, in the city and across the globe..."
Physical Description:xvi, 295 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781524799045
1524799041
Author Notes:Andrew Coté is New York City's most well-known beekeeper. A fourth-generation apiarist, he is founder of the New York City Beekeepers Association, executive director of the nonprofit Bees Without Borders, polyglot, Fulbright scholar, black belt in aikido, and former college professor. Coté and his bees have been featured on The Martha Stewart Show , CNN, CBS, Cake Boss , Dr. Oz , Nightline , Good Morning America , and Today , and in The Wall Street Journal , The Atlantic , The New York Times , HuffPost , and many other news outlets around the world. Coté also runs Andrew's Honey out of the NYC Union Square Greenmarket.