By Andrew Cottle, Published September 30, 2026, Foodtank
Bees, along with other pollinators, help reproduce 35 percent of the world’s food crops and nearly 75 percent of flowering plants, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“Many young New Yorkers have limited opportunities to learn directly about pollination, biodiversity, urban agriculture, or where their food comes from,” André Ware, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Bee U NYC, tells Food Tank. Bee U NYC aims to change that by fostering a more inclusive workforce through its Urban Beekeeping Fellowship. This year, Bee U NYC accepted its largest class to date of 46 Fellows, and added UBF alumni to the nearly 100 young people who have completed the program since 2021.
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