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Cheshire council tables Boulder Knoll beekeeping lease after environmental concerns raised
Summary
A resident told the council managed honeybees can harm native pollinators and reduce open space use; after questions from council members the proposed two‑year lease amendment with the Connecticut Beekeepers Association for Parcel B at 866 Boulder Road was tabled for further review.
Joy Vanderlak, a Cheshire resident, urged the Town Council on Feb. 10 not to renew a lease permitting beehives at Boulder Knoll, citing scientific studies and a recent Washington Post article she said show managed honeybee colonies can harm native bee populations.
"Honeybees... never have been in trouble," Vanderlak said, summarizing the Washington Post piece and arguing that the surge in suburban beekeeping can spread disease and outcompete native bumblebees and solitary bees. She said the presence of hives has reduced…
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