Bees are resourceful creatures, so when there is a dearth in nectar supply they look for alternative sources like discarded soda cans. Could the green cell shown above be a result of a bee drinking Mountain Dew?
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thursday, August 23, 2012
First Tomato Harvest
A beautiful organic Ananas Noire tomato developed by the Belgian horticulturist Pascal Moreau.
Grown in Brooklyn, 2012
Fire Hydrant Hive
A few weeks ago, I was there to document the apprentices at The Brooklyn Grange Apiary removing a feral bee hive from inside a fire hydrant at The Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Macro Bees
A new worker bee emerges from its cell
Bees constructing wax honeycomb
Bees consuming honey
Entrance to the hive
A dead bee hangs by its stinger and part of its own intestinal tract
Friday, July 20, 2012
Friday, July 13, 2012
Adventures in Beekeeping
Kate Neckel painted hives at The Brooklyn Grange Apairy, 2012
Weak bee hives, that are unlikely to survive on their own, can be combined using a sheet of newspaper to seperate them. This allows the different bees time to acclimate to each others' pheremones, so that when they have chewed through the paper they will form a single, happy hive.
Friday, July 6, 2012
New Sled
Last week, I visited Thomas Callahan of Horse Cycles, who was putting the finishing touches on a custom surfboard he shaped in his Brooklyn workshop.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Kate Neckel
I had a great time photographing Kate Neckel at Hudson Studios where she was painting a new bee hive for The Brooklyn Bridge Apiary.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
WIRED.COM - Sad Vader
The force is still strong with my "Sad Vader" photograph. It was just featured in a fun story about Star Wars inspired art on Wired.com's design site.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Fishing
Fisherman, Playa Pelada, Costa Rica 2012
The Bait
The Catch
Pacific Jack Crevalle
As the tide was coming in on Playa Pelada, local fisherman spotted several mackerel washed up in rocks pools at one end of the beach. In an impressive show of skill, using only hand lines and the mackerel for bait, they landed 5 larger fish in less than half an hour.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Hotel Playas de Nosara
Hotel Playas de Nosara, Costa Rica 2012
The beaches in Nosara, Costa Rica, are part of a National Wildlife Refuge so building is prohibited within 200 metres of the ocean. The Hotel Playas de Nosara was forced to close for violating this law. It now sits empty except for a pack of wild dogs, a groundskeeper and the owner who occupies the rooms directly below the minaret.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Glaucus atlanticus
Glaucus atlanticus, Play Guiones, Costa Rica 2012
The Glaucus atlanticus, also known as the blue sea slug or blue dragon, is one of the most beautiful and unusual sea creatures I have ever seen. This strange pelagic aeolid nudibranch floats upside down on the surface of the ocean and preys on the Portuguese Man o' War. The blue sea slug is able to store the venom of this dangerous jellyfish and uses it to produce an even more powerful sting of its own. Please CLICK HERE and HERE to learn more about this fascinating creature.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
More Bees!
While I was at the Brooklyn Grange Apiary I also made a short time-lapse video of the new hives being installed. Watch it with the sound on and in full screen HD and see if you can spot the bees buzzing around their new homes!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Brooklyn Grange Apiary Project
My friends over at The Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm along with Tim O'Neal of Borough Bees are setting up New York City's biggest commercial apiary at The Brooklyn Navy Yard this Spring. I will be working as an apprentice in the program and was there to document the inaugural hive installation this weekend.
The apiary will actually be spread across several rooftops. This is Building 58, where the first few hives will be set up on wooden pallets.
Installing a package of bees into their new hive.
Bees getting acquainted with their new homes. The hives were painted by local artist Kate Neckel.
The Brooklyn Grange Apiary is raising funds for this amazing project through a Kickstarter campaign.
There are only 10 days to go, so please click below for more information or to make a donation:
Friday, March 30, 2012
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