Completely disregarding the money-saving possibilities—let alone marketing possibilities—of White House honey, the Obamas had a swarm of bees removed from the grounds the other day.
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Does the beekeeper belong to the Dharma Initiative?
The bees had actually swarmed away from the hives the Obamas ARE keeping at the White House and the above picture shows the grounds staffer retrieving the queen bee to return to the official WH Hive.
Whom ever wrote the last comment, please explain… there will be a hive of bees on the WH grounds? If so, why, and where will it be?
The hive of bees is on the White House grounds and to my knowledge is located near the new garden. The garden will be visible to visitors who are on the South side. I am not sure of the exact location however the NY Times has reported on it at this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/20/dining/20garden.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=White%20House%20Garden&st=cse
UPDATE: Here is an image from the NY Times with a layout of the garden and the approximate location: http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2009/03/20/us/20garden_grphic.html?scp=3&sq=White%20House%20Garden&st=cse
To follow up for the third time, and to answer your question of why, the hive is a part of the Obama’s new garden and their healthy eating agenda.
Having lived on a blueberry farm in my teenage years, I can confirm that bees are absolutely essential in order to polinate the plants. We had 8 hives to cover 35 acres of berries.