Can you imagine tasting honey made inside a cemetery? This is possible in New York; check out the bizarre story
It is not news to anyone that many cemeteries have vast green areas, often surrounded by graves. the cemetery Green woodin Brooklyn, New York, he decided to exploit this space to raise bees that produce “home honey”. That’s right, honey is produced inside the cemetery. It is most likely not suitable for those who believe in ghosts.
called “Sweet afterlife” or “Sweet afterlife” in Portuguese, this honey is already in its third year of production. According to the Food and Wine website, it was a bee breeder named Davin Larson who came up with this brilliant idea, who was attending a concert in the Green-Wood chapel and it occurred to him that the venue would be there. It is ideal for the installation of an urban apiary. Coincidentally, the cemetery was already considering this idea, so they combined the profit with the pleasant and brought in Larson as their resident beekeeper.
The project is a success! The pots sold at the cemetery itself have already won loyal customers, both New York and other cities. According to the cemetery’s head of public engagement, John Conolly, people love the fact that the product has this unique and exclusive origin, it’s the most special feature of honey, which really attracts customers.
in total they are seven hives found in a willow tree on the banks of one of Green Wood’s natural ponds. The beekeeper visits the bees every 15 days to make sure they’re okay, and told the website that he couldn’t be happier with the support of families who have loved ones buried in the cemetery. Everyone is immensely in favor of the Larson-led project.
Since the apiary is located in a public place, the choice of the type of bee was also well thought out. According to Davin Larson, bees are docile, friendly and they hardly ever attack people.
With this attitude, Green-Wood is also doing its part in maintaining the city’s bee population, which has suffered from urbanization, thus favoring a more diverse fauna and flora, as the insect is an essential agent in pollination of flowers.
Honey is only available for sale every fall and can vary in flavor depending on the more than 8,000 trees from which bees choose to extract nectar. However, in common, there is always a minty flavor that comes from the limes, abundant in the region.
Despite the success of sales and the 100 kg of honey produced last season, all the funds raised are used for the maintenance and breeding of bees, which are not yet profitable. However, the beekeeper and cemetery expectation is that this situation will soon change.
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Source: Terra
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