Nikos Chadjilias inserts a tape to counter parasites in a beehive on the roof of a building with a view to Acropolis in Athens, Greece, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
A bee touches royal jelly on a beehive's frame in Athens, Greece, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Nikos Chadjilias inspects a beehive's frame on a building's roof in the Ilioupoli suburb of Athens, Greece, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Nikos Chadjilias places a frame with honey in an empty beehive on the roof of a building in the Ilioupoli suburb of Athens, Greece, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
A view of an apiary is pictured as the sun sets, before a late-night beehive transfer to an urban area in the Varkiza suburb of southern Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Grigoris Melas smokes a beehive before a late-night hive transfer in the Varkiza suburb, southern Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
A cat looks at beehives by the sidewalk in the Ilioupoli suburb of Athens, Greece, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Nikos Chadjilias, a beekeeper from Athens, pinches the wax off a frame in the Zografou suburb of Athens, Greece, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Konstantinos Pantoudis, right, and Grigoris Melas, prepare to unload beehives during a late-night beehive transfer in Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Grigoris Melas, background, and Nikos Chadjilias prepare a beehive for late-night transfer to an urban area in the Varkiza suburb of southern Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Grigoris Melas, foreground, and Konstantinos Pantoudis carry a beehive during a late-night transfer to a building's rooftop, in the Vyronas suburb of Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Konstantinos Pantoudis tries to catch a bee in an elevator during a late-night hive transfer in the Ilioupoli suburb of Athens, Greece, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Nikos Chadjilias fills a jar with honey in the Zografou suburb of Athens, Greece, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
The ancient Acropolis hill stands in the background as Nikos Chadjilias inspects a beehive on a building's roof in Athens, Greece, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Honey is poured into a bucket in the Zografou suburb of Athens, Greece, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
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By MICHAEL VARAKLAS
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — On the rooftops of Athens, beekeeping is gaining followers. Urban beekeeping was once common when families moved hives from the countryside, and the practice is now finding a new life among residents who see it as a way to help ecosystems and reconnect with nature.
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