Honeybees play a crucial role in pollinating our food crops and other plants. Their job is so vital to our food supply that professional beekeepers are hired to truck their hives from farm to farm ...

Organic beekeeping can boost honey yields by 50%, rival profits, and reduce pesticide risks for bees and keepers.

The domain of honey bees is pretty simple and, at the same time, fraught with complexity and danger. The bee is so fundamental to the natural world that lots of human folk seem to have an intrinsic ...

As the growing your own food movement gains momentum, many people are considering keeping bees in their backyard. People who are entertaining this idea have questions about starting this endeavor. One ...

When he's off duty, Russell County Sheriff Bill Watson trades in his badge — for a beekeeping suit.What may surprise some is ...

CHURUBUSCO, Ind. (WANE)— Bee Great Marketplace has been open for three years, but their services go well beyond their storefront. David Mullins, the owner of Bee Great, has been keeping bees as a ...

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) - Winter is a tough time for bees at the Washington State University Teaching Apiary. In addition to frigid temperatures, honey bee colonies must battle disease and parasites. WSU ...

The next time you come across a big bumble bee you might want to give them space to do their pollinating thing. Turns out they’ve got a tough time of it already, thanks to the non-native western honey ...