A growing trend in Athens sees residents embracing urban beekeeping to reconnect with nature. Nikos Chatzilias turned his rooftop into a hive, producing local honey inspired by neighbourhood flora

A recent trend in Athens witnesses people embracing urban beekeeping to reconnect with nature and support local ecosystems. Nikos Chatzilias is one of the people who tend to buzzing bee colonies over the rooftops of Athens and enjoys honey flavoured by each neighbourhood’s local flora. As a heavy honey consumer, Chatzilias grew dissatisfied with run-of-the-mill products and decided to produce his own, thus signing up for beekeeping classes in 2020 and becoming a professional at it.

“I saw that it worked really well for the hives. For us, the daily contact with the bees brought us a lot of joy

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