The NYC Beekeeper

  Did you know it takes 2 million blooms to produce 1 pound of honey? Honey bees work incredibly hard to forage and collect every last drop. A lif...

We are so excited to finally announce some big news. Our lead beekeeper, Nick Hoefly, has taken on the role of Apiary Manager for The Bee Conser...

Recently our head beekeeper, Nick Hoefly, was interviewed for a project called "Creatures of New York" by FIG. Written by Frances Thomas There’s n...

This is the recording of our Beekeeping Q&A from January 28th, 2021. For future Q&A Sessions, visit our Events Page. Do you have bee and/o...

It's clear that 2020 will go down as one of the worst years in recent memory for many reasons, but I'd like to share a few silver linings that bri...

Astor Apiaries is proud to have a new Master Beekeeper on staff. Our head beekeeper, Nick Hoefly, recently completed his certification with Corn...

Friends! Our local NYC Raw Honey is back!! To give you a peek behind-the-scenes, I wanted to tell you a little about the journey of your honey, fr...

This is a guest post by baker and owner of Phoenix Bakehouse, Sarah Hoffman When people on social media hear about Phoenix Bakehouse, they think w...

It's been a long few months. We were lucky here at the apiary to be deemed essential and able to continue caring for our hives around the city. Alt...

We hope you and your family are well during this unusual time. Our family has been working from home all week and doing our best to keep hands ...

It's always fun to look back at the previous year so I wanted to highlight a few things that happened at the apiary in 2019.

Find out about our honey infused cupcake and the local bakery that made it.