Urban Beekeeping On East London Rooftops

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 1: Beekeeper and Chairman of The London Beekeepers Association John Chapple installs a new bee hive on an urban rooftop garden in Hackney on July 1, 2009 in London, England. The UK has an estimated 274,000 bee colonies producing an average of 6000 tonnes of honey per year. An estimated 44,000 beekeepers manage these hives with each one containing around 20,000 bees. It is estimated that honeybee numbers in the UK have fallen between ten and 15 per cent in the last two years. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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