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 ...

Without honeybees, we would lose most commercial honey production, and many fruit, nut, and vegetable crops would see reduced ...

Roughly 300,000 robot hives are in use across the U.S., scattered across fields of almond, canola, pistachios and other crops that require pollination to grow.

Across the tops of parking garages and skyscrapers, in the heart of Houston, more than 750,000 bees thrive under the care of ...

Credit: Pixabay. Tucked away in the shaded corner of a community garden in New Haven, Connecticut, a beehive awaits. Seven ...

It is legal to keep honeybee hives in the city, but beekeepers must register their hives and adhere to health codes set by the city’s Department of Health. The D.O.H. can require beekeepers to ...

For Lazarus Fields, there’s always something new to learn about bees. “Every hive has their own little temperament,” he said, standing in a buzzing backyard on the northeast border of ...

A semi- truck overturned early Friday near the Washington-Canada border, releasing approximately 14 million bees that had been on their way to pollinate other hives.

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