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WASHINGTON — <\/span>What’s all the buzz about?<\/p>\n Melania Trump<\/a> on Friday announced that she is expanding the White House honey program by adding a beehive in the shape of the White House to two other beehives that have been on the south grounds since 2009.<\/p>\n The existing hives can swell to about 70,000 bees during peak summer months and produce 200 pounds to 225 pounds (91 to 102 kilograms) of honey in a year, the White House said. The new hive could increase honey production by about 30 pounds (13.6 kilograms), according to the White House. <\/p>\n The White House uses the clover honey to prepare meals, as official gifts from the president and first lady, and in donations to food kitchens.<\/p>\n The bees help pollinate a nearby produce garden that then-first lady Michelle Obama<\/a> started in 2009 and a nearby flower cutting garden, along with vegetation on the National Mall. <\/p>\n The beekeeping program began in 2009 after a White House carpenter started beekeeping as a hobby on the complex. <\/p>\n The new hive was funded through the Trust for the National Mall, the White House said. <\/p>\n The hive and the base were designed by White House residence staff and hand-made by a Virginia artisan. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n