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Melania Trump Adds White House-Shaped Beehive to South Lawn
The expansion adds two bee colonies and is expected to boost annual honey output by about 30 pounds, the White House said.
- On Friday, First Lady Melania Trump announced the expansion of the White House honey program by installing a new, hand-crafted beehive shaped like the White House on the South Lawn.
- The beekeeping program officially began in 2009 during the Obama administration, when White House Carpenter Charlie Brandt started keeping bees as a hobby on the complex grounds.
- Funded by the Trust for the National Mall, the new hive and base were designed by White House residence staff and hand-made by a local artisan from Virginia.
- With two new colonies, the White House says annual honey production will increase from 200 to 225 pounds or more in a productive year.
- Chefs in the Executive Residence use the clover honey for desserts, while the President and First Lady donate it to food kitchens.
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Melania Trump unveils a White House replica beehive buzzing with new colonies on the South Lawn
First lady Melania Trump announced a new beehive on the South Lawn, expanding the White House honey program with two additional colonies designed to boost honey production and pollination.
The first lady of the United States, Melania Trump, installed a new hive in the southern garden of the White House to expand honey production in the presidential residence, reported her office on Friday. The new beehive, which is shaped like the White House and was designed by a local craftsman, will add two new bee colonies to the two existing ones. The new beehive is expected to increase by about 30 pounds (13.6 kilos) the annual honey product…
Melania Trump is growing the White House honey program with a new beehive
(ABC NEWS) — WASHINGTON — What’s all the buzz about? Melania Trump on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the White House to two other beehives that have been on the south grounds since 2009. The existing hives can swell to about 70,000 bees during peak summer months and produce 200 pounds to 225 pounds (91 to 102 kilograms) of honey in a year, the White House said. The new hiv…
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