Cosmos, marigolds, sunflowers and zinnias are easy-to-grow annuals and will attract bees. Hardy perennials such as coneflower, blazing star, rudbeckia, sedum and aster will attract bees through the ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that researchers are still on the lookout for things other than mites that could ...

Let's explore the major differences between queen and worker bees and why this hierarchical system is crucial to hive survival.

Purdue Bee Lab held its annual queen rearing course, teaching beekeepers how to "level up" their skills by making new queens ...

June 20, the longest day of the year, is also known as the summer solstice. This day is the official start of summer in the ...

A researcher left 1,000 artificial bee nests in a forest devastated by bushfire … and then began an anxious wait.

Plymouth's Drake Circus has been transformed into an amazing interactive 'hive.' Drake Circus has unveiled its new summer ...

Give your bees water and an internal feeder to ensure they have it for more than 24 hours of sealing. Put a mesh screen at ...

As the sun breaks through the clouds on the first truly warm day after a long winter, something spectacular happens in the ...

Bees are remarkable, cooperative creatures but we know little of them beyond...delicious honey...and more vaguely as pollinators; honey bees are able to maintain temperatures with tolerable limits eve ...

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 ...