Redwood City Library Bees Create Buzz On Facebook, Nest Feed

REDWOOD CITY, CA — The buzz around the Redwood City Public Library is the resident honeybees are busy this summer practically signing autographs if they could.

The hives now have a livestream available from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily where a viewer may witness the library bees hard at work on the rooftop of the converted fire station on Middlefield Road. The bees also have their own Facebook page called RCPL Bees.

Viewers may follow the busy local bees to learn when the next batch of honey will be available from the Friends of the Redwood City Public Library and for more educational content about bees and beekeeping managed locally by Kendal Sager.

The rooftop is off limits to visitors, with access to the stairs for library staff and Sager, the beekeeper. She processes the honey, takes half and gives the remainder to the library, which sold 35 jars on the first night of its fundraising drive.

Providing a place for bees started with the San Mateo Beekeepers Guild approaching the city a few years ago in its quest to find appropriate spots for hives to sit. The library complied and built special bee boxes Sager services from her Alameda home, where she hosts classes on the basics of beekeeping, what plants attract bees and how they collect food as seen on the farm website.

See also

• Honeybees Creating Buzz At Peninsula Library, Beyond