The Block Club Chicago Podcast

O'Hare's Bees Give A Second Chance To Formerly Incarcerated Chicagoans

Episode Summary

Boeing 737s and Airbus A350s aren’t the only things taking flight at O’Hare Airport. A quiet patch of green space at O’Hare has been home to a collection of beehives for almost 15 years. In 2011, O’Hare became the first airport in the United States to have an apiary. Since then, the hives have produced thousands of pounds of honey. Host- Jon Hansen Reporter - Molly DeVore

Episode Notes

Boeing 737s and Airbus A350s aren’t the only things taking flight at O’Hare Airport.

A quiet patch of green space at O’Hare has been home to a collection of beehives for almost 15 years. In 2011, O’Hare became the first airport in the United States to have an apiary. Since then, the hives have produced thousands of pounds of honey.

Host- Jon Hansen

Reporter - Molly DeVore