In the colony known as Hollywood, beekeeping is on the rise. "People suddenly have time on their hands at home," says Andrew Ward, a first assistant director (Saving Private Ryan, Westworld).
Originally from Ireland, Ward started beekeeping as a teenager, mowing lawns to raise the money for equipment. Though Ward had to leave his bees behind when he moved to the U.S.
in the mid-'90s, he happened upon a beekeeping conference in Utah 10 years ago and has had hives in his backyard ever since. "I was kind of reborn into it." "It’s picked up [since COVID- 19 began]," says Paul Hekimian, director of HoneyLove, a nonprofit dedicated to saving bees.