Re the link to the new beekeeping site:

You might find this interesting — David Yassky, an up-and-coming Brooklyn city councillor, has taken up the crusade to legalize urban beekeeping.  Apparently there are quite a few underground (or more precisely rooftop) apiculturists operating in the shadows of the city.  Two links below — the second is to a local TV news story:

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/6/32_6_bm_beekeepers.html
 
http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/93978/the-big-apple-hides-many-secret-beehives/Default.aspx?ap=1&Flash

P.S. I tried to post this comment on the site itself, but that was apparently beyond my technical capabilities…