Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Petition Response from the NYC Board of Health
Dear Jiwoo-Katie Choi: The New York City Board of Health (“Board”) has reviewed your petition to amend New York City Health Code (“Health...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
May 181 min read
What’s That Buzz? It’s Probably a Bee Hotel.
"New York City is getting seven hotels that won’t take reservations. They won’t put chocolates on the pillow at night — they won’t have...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Apr 243 min read
Now is the time to focus on bee diversity!
Bees make significant contributions to healthy ecosystems and to food security. However, factors such as climate change, improper use of...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Apr 43 min read
Petition for Amendments to Article 161 of the New York City Health Code - Click here for my petition https://chng.it/5k5hPDGCZM
I. The Rule to be Considered: §161.01(b)(12) I petition the Department to amend the wording of “bees other than non-aggressive...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Apr 41 min read
New York Enacts Nation-Leading Law to Protect Bees, Birds, and People
"In a holiday gift to the state’s bees, birds, and people just before the end of the year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Apr 42 min read
Pollinator Biodiversity - What’s all the buzz about?
"Winfree's team found that although a few dominant species are critical at smaller scales, when an entire region is considered, a high...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Apr 42 min read
5 Ways To Increase Nesting Habitat For Native Bees
"Bee houses Some use cuts of bamboo, others cardboard tubes. Many are elaborate and quite beautiful – but the efficacy of these...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Mar 132 min read
The Impact of the Honeybee Apis mellifera on the Organization of Pollination Networks Is Positively Related with Its Interactive Role throughout Its Geographic Range
"(Abstract) Studies at local spatial scales have shown that the generalist honeybee Apis mellifera L. can strongly affect the structural...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Mar 131 min read
Bee Species Diversity Enhances Productivity and Stability in a Perennial Crop
"Abstract Wild bees provide important pollination services to agroecoystems, but the mechanisms which underlie their contribution to...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Mar 51 min read
Hanwha Group Builds South Korea’s First-ever Solar Beehive to Protect Bees with Solar Energy
"In honor of the UN’s World Bee Day, Hanwha Group has introduced South Korea’s first-ever Solar Beehive, a photovoltaic low-carbon solar...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Mar 22 min read
Large-scale study indicates wild bees are just as effective as honey bees for commercial apple pollination
"Globally, some 87 billion tons of apples are produced commercially each year, valued at over US $45 billion (€41 bn)1 – making them one...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Mar 22 min read
Decline in wild bee species richness associated with honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) abundance in an urban ecosystem
"(Abstract) The spatial heterogeneity of urban landscapes, relatively low agrochemical use, and species-rich floral communities often...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 251 min read
Declining genetic diversity of European honeybees along the twentieth century
"(Abstract) The European honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a key pollinator and has in the last decades suffered significant population...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 232 min read
Safeguarding the genetic diversity of the honey bee
"Pollinators play an essential role in our food system, with an estimated three quarters of crops depending on them. Yet, due in part to...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 221 min read
Korean Beekeeping on Brink of Collapse as 10 Billion Honeybees Disappear
""We're on the edge of a cliff; honeybees could go extinct anytime soon." Mr Lee Young-ki, a 69-year-old beekeeper in Yanggu County,...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 211 min read
About New York’s Bee Diversity - Understanding bee diversity in New York
"We estimate there are 450 bee species in New York state, comprising 45 of the 425 genera of bees worldwide (Michener 2007). Our most...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 172 min read
Bumble bees and climate change - Can't bee-t the heat: Climate change is bad news for bumble bees
"Bumble bees are some of nature’s most efficient pollinators. They are essential for pollinating a long list of wildflowers and are...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 171 min read
NATIVE BEES FOR MORE DIVERSITY? – SOME CLARIFICATION
"“Native bees” is a buzzword and is becoming more and more a synonym for all bee species except honey bees. Not even all honey bees:...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 91 min read
New York Times: "The Beekeepers Who Don’t Want You to Buy More Bees"
"In recent years, he and other beekeepers, as well as a broad variety of leading conservationists, have come to a very different...
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Jiwoo-Katie Choi
Feb 81 min read
Genetic Diversity in Honey Bees - Why it's important for Beekeeprers
"Genetic diversity in honey bees is important for their health and survival. Beekeepers often wonder, what type of honey bee is best? In...
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