But there are more “exotic” options. For example, beekeeping. Now is the time to start, says a member of the Association for natural beekeeping and distributor of the idea of urban beekeeping in Moscow and Russia’s Andrey Kozarski. It must be nice to be a beekeeper, if you live in a rural area or at least have the country. But if no garden and your apartment in high-rise buildings major cities? This is not a reason to give up the dream to have a beehive, says Andrew. “The apiary” for one or two families can easily place on your own balcony, and there are precedents, including in Moscow. Hive, frames, and other necessary equipment, a swarm of bees (so-called “calopake”) can be ordered online with delivery to the place of future apiary. This mini-apiary is on the balcony at the very Kazarskogo, who, incidentally, lives on the 6 floor. And last year, two desperate beekeeper of Vladimir region if you hire a roof of a building the design factory “Flacon”, set up three hives. Say, for the sake of the experiment: to see how much and what quality of product you can take.
According to rough estimates, only in the capital is based more than 130 hives, including at ENEA, in the Park of the Timiryazev Academy, the Apothecary garden, and other major parks – Izmailovo, Tsaritsyno, Troparevo, Bitza. There are beehives and personal use. This kind of activity for us is a novelty, but abroad urban beekeeping developed and promoted. For example, in Berlin, Paris and London on the roofs of offices of large companies are own apiary honey which I give to regular customers. In Europe, however, the hives in large cities pose is not primarily to generate income, and for environmental reasons: in very few natural pollinators of plants. And from this point of view, bees are a very useful resident of the city. Not by chance in some European countries beekeepers even pay extra for the organization of the apiary.
But what will be the quality of honey harvested in metropolis? The adherents of urban beekeeping argue that even better than in rural areas, and this is confirmed by certificates. Out of town-then the fields are treated with pesticides, and in the city. And the exhaust emissions of vehicles the honey until it is sealed in the comb, does not absorb, the main thing – then it correctly to keep. There is even a theory that bees are so smart that you never take the nectar from the flower, absorbed toxic substances.
as for the financial side, in the second year of the existence of a bee family is already able to generate income. “Calopake in Moscow costs 12 to 15 thousand rubles, – told “RG” Andrew Kozarski. – Last season I took the hive 25 kilograms of honey. It’s not bad, given the cold and rainy July. Honey gave away to friends, but at an average price of 500 rubles��th per kilogram, consider, hypothetically, their costs almost repulsed. This year it is already possible to make a profit”.
the Story is beautiful, but is it legal to keep a beehive on the balcony of a multistory building? According to Kazarskogo, urban beekeeping is not regulated, therefore, an outright ban to keep a beehive on the balcony there. To him personally from neighbours no complaints were received: the bees are interested in flowers in Park and not the next balcony.
nevertheless, “RG” felt it necessary to know the opinion of lawyers about the legitimacy of the apiary in an apartment building. Because bee venom – quite a strong allergen, and this joke is not worth it. If a bee will sting the person on the next balcony, can the beekeeper be problems?
As reported by the lawyer of the company “Jurist” Irina Filatova, an apiary, even if you have one hive, it is the conduct of private farming. And according to the law “On personal subsidiary farming” for conducting such activities provided can be used or specially acquired land, residential house, industrial, domestic and other buildings, structures and facilities, including greenhouses. Maintaining the personal part-time farm in an apartment house not provided by law.
“If the bee will have a negative impact on the health of any of the neighbors (there is an allergic reaction, bites, and other problems), in accordance with item 4 of article 17 the Housing code of the Russian Federation can require the beekeeper to eliminate the apiary in an urban setting. And recover from him the cost of treatment. You can start with the collective appeals to the management company, perhaps the owner of the hive will be sufficient warning about possible negative consequences of its activities, – added the colleague lawyer Andrei Stepanov. – In addition, when placing a hive on the balcony of the man violating veterinary regulations, which established the conditions of detention of honeybees, which is also unacceptable.”
“I’m skeptical about the idea of urban beekeeping. Setting the stage for the apiary, it is necessary to think not only about their own benefit, but also to take responsibility for Roy, – told “RG” the beekeeper 11-year veteran from the village of Large Organisations (Tatarstan) Denis Nikolaev. To be in a big city bees uncomfortable and dangerous: in search of honey plants and back they fly low, so they will die EN masse, breaking on the car, speeding down the road. On high floor with full WATCOM bee will not rise. And hardly the urban honey will be as good as the village.”
the taste and color of honey, of course, differ, but, apparently, beekeeping is still the best in the country. There bees accustomed.
