Honeybee colonies in the United States are projected to decline by up to 70% this year, entomologists say. And that could ...

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The hive tool, by comparison, is 1.5 inches wide and 9.5 inches long, and it weighs only five ounces, so less than a slice of pizza. One end is bent at 90 degrees and beveled to a sharp edge.

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Other tools include a smoker, a veil, jacket/suit, gloves, a hive tool and a bee brush. Beginner hive kits start about $350. Size is something to consider. One gallon of honey weighs 12 pounds.

I bought additional bees and a kit that included an assembled hive and 10 frames, a smoker, a protective veil and gloves, a hive tool, a sugar-water dispenser, and a book on beekeeping for ...

Some beekeepers will even set up an empty ‘bait’ hive in case a swarm is in the area and takes a fancy to it. The most common way to get bees though, is to buy a nucleus colony from a beekeeper.

Hive boxes provide homes for the honey bees at Calm and Confidence, who maintains over 100 hives across Arkansas. Credit: Sara Reeves “Honey bees are not native to this area,” Anderson said.