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Orlando\u2019s first official beekeeper is staying busy as a \u2014 well you know \u2014 applying the knowledge she acquired as a College of Sciences graduate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday Piper \u201922 took the job as sustainability project coordinator for the City of Orlando in August, not long after leaving UCF in Spring 2022 with a BA in communication and a BS in environmental studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to her role managing the city\u2019s three apiaries (totaling eight hives), Piper plants native pollinator flowers and leads beekeeping education in the heart of Orlando. Everyone from K-12 students to curious adults are welcome to suit up and learn the science of beekeeping. It\u2019s a dream job for a fresh college graduate who fell in love with beekeeping and the STEM field at UCF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first time she visited the hives at the UCF Arboretum, \u201cI fell in love with the whole process of it; seeing the bees so close is amazing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piper is continuing her education at UCF as a graduate student pursing a degree in conservation biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sustainability is at the core of Piper\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, part of her work with bees includes planting native wild flowers; her gardening duties most recently included a historic part of downtown called Gertrude\u2019s Walk. That keeps the bees in the apiary on top of Fires Station 1 thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s also sustaining a healthy interest in beekeeping among future generations. A high school program in the Parramore neighborhood called Black Bee Honey teaches students entrepreneurship through selling honey. Piper\u2019s contribution is suiting up kids to visit the hives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThey must understand where it comes from, and what’s going on behind the scenes,\u201d Piper said. \u201cIt is really cool to see them go into a hive for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curiosity and joy shown by the kids mirrors Piper\u2019s own reaction the first time she visited an apiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A “service-learning\u201d requirement for a class first led Piper to the Arboretum. What started as an easy way to check a box instantly became a passion. Volunteering led to an internship and eventually working as a teacher\u2019s assistant for the Honeybee Biology and Beekeeping class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Piper\u2019s job in the heart of one of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. offers unique opportunities to teach agriculture. It\u2019s a challenge she embraces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it’s important to know that agriculture isn’t just growing corn or farming cows,\u201d she said. \u201cIt can be done on your patio.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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