Landlords, restaurateurs and people with epinephrine pens are keeping an eye out for Feb. 3, when the Dept. of Health will hold a public hearing regarding lifting the city's beekeeping ban, which was instated 10 years ago. Citing the insects as dangerous, wild animals, the current laws call for fines of up to $2,000 for illegally keeping hives.

But this hasn't stopped badass beekeepers around the city from going rogue and doing it anyway, including the owners of Frankie's Sputino and Roberta's. Eddie Diaz (of Roberta's) warns his fellow Brooklynites that beekeeping is addictive. "It's almost like tattoos -- you get one, and you want more."

You might not consider yourself a rooftop-hive proponent, but don't get a buzz in your bonnet just yet, buddy. Here, we present five fun facts about beekeeping that might change your mind...

1. You could become not-allergic to things.
Jon Feldman, of the Frankie's Sputino crew, says that by "eating local raw honey you are introducing your body to a variety of pollens, allowing your body to build up antibodies and in some cases immunities to pollens that otherwise people are allergic to."

2. No one will die.
The Dept. of Health specifies that any "bees other than non-aggressive honeybees" will still be outlawed. We have yet to hear a comment from the Wu-Tang Clan of Staten Island on this issue, but it's safe to assume the law will be followed.

3. Not many people will get stung.
Still freaked out at the possibility of raging swarms of bees? Well, Feldman insists that the bees are not interested in stinging people. "I think there has been a combined six stings since starting our project in March [2009]," he brags.

4. Bees are cheap to keep, and they form a gnarly "winter cluster."
Starting your own hive only costs about $150 and can generate 50 lbs. of honey per hive per year, according to beekeeping expert John Howe, of The Brooklyn Bee. Plus the colony will last year-round: "In the winter the bees form a 'winter cluster,' says Feldman. "They literally come together and through friction and other movements they can control the temp inside the hive."

5. You could make friends like these guys.