Haskin said due to the losses, he’s been selling less bees to customers this year. However, in recent weeks, he’s been able to build back the colonies that he lost with the help of queen bees.

and Bixler has seen bees build their colonies in everything from barbecue grills to shed floors. “It doesn't matter if it's steel studs, or you have wood studs or a block home, they will come in ...

Mirroring the mechanisms that make human faces and bodies—and those of many multicellular organisms—symmetrical, bee colonies build symmetrical nests when they are placed on either side of a ...

the Honey Bee Health Coalition ... One issue commercial beekeepers are facing when building back their colonies is that colonies take months to rebuild, so the turn-around time is not a quick ...

Doninger, who manages a backyard bee colony off her home on Lincoln Street ... The sanctuary said they are taking donations to help build back its apiary. More information can be found at ...