beekeeping — jode roberts

Jode began learning how to keep honeybees from his father-in-law over twenty years ago. He had rooftop hives in Toronto’s Christie Pits and Little Italy neighbourhoods for several years. Jode has taken a break from urban beekeeping due to new research documenting the dramatic increase in urban honeybee hives and the impact these non-native species are having on wild bees, like the 360+ bee species found in the Toronto-area. Learn more by reading this Toronto Star opinion editorial.