Honey-Based Cocktails from a Beekeeping Bartender
Katie Nelson, lead bartender at the Columbia Room, is taking local sourcing to a whole other level: the roof.
There, amidst pipes and planter boxes, she tends a hive of bees. Approximately 60,000 strong, the critters produce enough honey to fill a gallon sized Tupperware container in early summer and fall.
The beekeeping bartender was introduced to the idea by Jeff Miller of DC Honeybees, who aims to combat Colony Collapse Disorder by populating the city with healthy bee colonies. The local nonprofit supplied the bar with the equipment and training necessary to get
