'It's really nice to have them here': Rooftop honeybees support downtown restaurants

By: Michael Schlesinger

Posted: Apr 2, 2023 7:30 AM CDT

NOW: ’It’s really nice to have them here’: Rooftop honeybees support downtown restaurants

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Bees are the buzz at one Milwaukee hotel with their honey going into food & drink recipes.

Robert McKinney is a busy beekeeper these days. Not only does he run his own business, MJD Apiary, but he also oversees four hives on the rooftop at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center where some 300 pounds of honey was produced last year alone.