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Grosse Pointe Yacht Club is now the proud home of two honey bee hives from Bees in the D.

GPYC General Manager Aaron Wagner suited up for the bees’ arrival Sunday, June 6.

“It was a beautiful day for the bees to get to work in their new hives,” Wagner said.

Club members introduced Wagner to Bees in the D and both parties are excited about the new partnership.

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Two Bees in the D honey bee hives were delivered to Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

“These are our first hives in the Pointes,” co-founder of Bees in the D Brian Peterson-Roest said.

Peterson-Roest, a fifth-grade teacher and Detroit resident, was introduced to beekeeping 13 years ago during a complementary course through Oakland University.

“That’s when I caught the bug,” he said, adding, “There are more bee puns where that came from.”

Since taking the course he has brought urban beekeeping to the city of Detroit and has made the conservation and education of native pollinators his mission.

“I want Detroit to give back to the bees. I want to give back to the bees,” he said.

Founded in 2016, Bees in the D works with southeast Michigan residents, schools, organizations and businesses to “contribute to both the health of honey bee colonies and native pollinators,” according to the Bees in the D mission.

Since its fruition, Bees in the D has introduced more than 10 million bees and the latest placement of hives at the yacht club is helping it reach its 200th hive milestone.

The yacht club has future plans to use its honey in cocktails and desserts to encourage support for Bees in the D.

It also hopes to host fundraisers and other events for the Detroit nonprofit.

“They do a lot of great work and we want to help support them however we can,” Wagner said.

Grosse Pointers can follow in the yacht club’s footsteps and get involved with Bees in the D through sponsorships, donations, volunteer work or hosting hives.

Bees in the D offers educational tools and presentations that can be hosted at local schools, libraries or community gardens.

Bees in the D encourages metro Detroiters to “Bee the change.”

For more information on Bees in the D, visit beesinthed.com or find @beesinthed on Instagram.