Beekeeping’s resurgence May 22, 2010 A Backyard Battleground to Save the Honeybee — WSJ.com There’s a new breed of beekeeper emerging in the U.S. Professionals—doctors, lawyers, teachers—and other backyard beekeepers are starting hives to enjoy home-grown honey and help reverse the troubling decline in the bee population. A restaurant in Manhattan is keeping bees on its roof.