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Minnesota Ci+es Suppor+ng Bees Ana Heck, MPP University of Minnesota Bee Squad City Efforts Community Apiaries Pollinator Resolu?ons Beekeeping Ordinances Saint Paul Apiary Project Supported by: Saint Paul Apiary Project Saint

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Minnesota Ci+es Suppor+ng Bees

Ana Heck, MPP University of Minnesota Bee Squad

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  • Community Apiaries
  • Pollinator Resolu?ons
  • Beekeeping Ordinances

City Efforts

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Saint Paul Apiary Project

Supported by:

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Saint Paul Apiary Project

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Saint Paul Apiary Project

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Community Apiary Considera+ons

  • Community apiary site setup and maintenance
  • Community apiary leadership and

management

  • Local governments
  • Public reac?ons
  • Par?cipa?ng beekeepers
  • Beekeeping management
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Benefits of a Community Apiary

  • Land accessibility
  • Share informa?on, equipment, resources
  • Help each other liF hive bodies or see eggs
  • Avoid making first-?mer mistakes
  • Bee-siIng when out of town
  • Sense of camaraderie
  • Possibly increase gene?c diversity of honey bees

in the area

  • Pollina?on services
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Challenges of a Community Apiary

  • Different management styles and opinions
  • Spread of pes?cides and pathogens
  • Some enjoy beekeeping as a solitary, spiritual,

rural experience

  • Possible compe??on for floral resources
  • Swarming
  • Logis?cs
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Saint Paul Apiary Project

  • Based on focus groups and experience, 2016

priori?es:

– Use public land for community organiza?ons to keep bees – Educa?on for local youth, beekeepers – Keep healthy bees – Visibility, public outreach – Share recommenda?ons

  • Blaine, Minnesota
  • Evanston (near Chicago, Illinois)
  • Hudson gardens (near Li[leton, Colorado)
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  • 1. Recognize importance of pollinators
  • 2. Recognize city efforts
  • 3. Reduce systemic insec?cides on public land
  • 4. Increase plan?ngs for bees
  • 5. Educate public
  • 6. Not an ordinance
  • 7. Thanks to advocacy organiza?ons

Pollinator Resolu+ons

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  • MN Ci?es:

– Andover – Lake Elmo – Minneapolis – Saint Louis Park – Shorewood – S?llwater – South Saint Paul – Saint Paul – and more!

Pollinator Resolu+ons

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Beekeeping Ordinances

  • Ordinances

– Honey bees considered “farm animals,” “undomes?cated animals,” “urban farm animals,” “non-household pets” – Zoning requirements – Setbacks – Flyaway barriers – Permit fees – Classes – Robbing preven?on

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Beekeeping Ordinances

  • No ordinance

– Beekeeping is permi[ed or prohibited – Interpreta?on of rules can be confusing and inconsistent

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Project Partners: Funding Support: