I’ve been on a bee binge lately and was happy to learn that O’Hare International Airport is the first airport in the U.S. to have an on-airport apiary.
The 23 beehives, home to about 1.5 million bees, have been on O’Hare property since May 2011 and are tended to by ex-offenders and low income residents learning new skills as part of a program operated by North Lawndale Employment Network.
According to the airport, each hive is expected to produce up to 25 pounds of honey per year and that honey will be harvested and marketed, perhaps at the airport, as part of the Beeline product line of honey and skin care products.
Not so sure you’d want to eat honey produced at an airport? The fol
Summer isnt always easy on us or our pets. Sometimes its just too hot or humid to do much outside. Our pets can overheat, we may be nursing a sunburn, and our cars feel like ovens when we get inside of them. Our pets are also exposed to different poisons during the spring and summer that they may not come across during the colder months. Plants and the fertilizers used to help them grow can be poisonous and cause problems such as kidney failure, vomiting, and other symptoms.