McGaughey returned on Aug. 15 to remove bricks from the buttresses and extract the bees. He then carefully cut out the combs, relocating them to a “nucleus hive,” or a smaller hive that contains the ...

In recent months, beekeepers across the country have reported a widespread loss of bee hives and colonies around the world.

Honeybees flock to a pallet stacked with four hives at the edge of an almond tree orchard on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, in Olivehurst. Bees are essential to pollinating California’s vast almond ...

In the US, 30 per cent of commercial honey bee hives collapsed after varroa mites became established. In the UK, 90 per cent of feral honey bee hives — colonies of non-native honey bees ...

Charlie Peterson, co-owner of Capella Ranch, works amongst the honeybees and their hives in one of two "Bee Huts" at the ranch ... on the farm is available for sale. Phone 303-249-2666, online ...