From http://community.livejournal.com/beekeeping/54949.html:
The Obamas are going to have two beehives at the White House:
"A White House carpenter, Charlie Brandts, who is a beekeeper, will tend two hives for honey."
Edit: Here's the original article that sentence came from. They're setting up an organic garden that will be supplying the White House kitchen. The beehives are only mentioned in that one sentence:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/dining/20garden.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
The Obamas are going to have two beehives at the White House:
"A White House carpenter, Charlie Brandts, who is a beekeeper, will tend two hives for honey."
Edit: Here's the original article that sentence came from. They're setting up an organic garden that will be supplying the White House kitchen. The beehives are only mentioned in that one sentence:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/dining/20garden.html?_r=1&th&emc=th
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Date: 2009-03-20 03:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-20 03:38 pm (UTC)The beehives are only mentioned in passing in one sentence (search on "hives" or "honey" to find it - it doesn't even say the word "Bee". No details were given. The rest of the garden is talked about throughout the article, though.
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Date: 2009-03-20 03:44 pm (UTC)Pretty neat!
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Date: 2009-03-20 03:50 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-20 04:37 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-03-20 04:49 pm (UTC)"Virtually the entire Obama family, including the president, will pull weeds, “whether they like it or not,” Mrs. Obama said with a laugh"
Sheet mulching would solve their problem!
I wonder if they would be willing to have
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Date: 2009-03-26 11:19 pm (UTC)