Jonathan Garaas has learned a few things in three seasons of backyard beekeeping: Bees are fascinating. They're complicated. And keeping them alive is not easy. Every two weeks, the Fargo, N.D., ...
YORK, Pa. — They’re small, essential and in serious trouble. Bees, the unsung heroes of our food system, are disappearing at an alarming rate. As wild populations dwindle worldwide, a growing number ...
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Backyard beekeepers play a critical role in maintaining a thriving pollinator population, and two Mississippi State scientists in the Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, ...
They’re tiny creatures with a big purpose, facing exponential threats. We are talking about the honey bee. At the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, busy bees could be heard buzzing ...
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Beekeeping may seem like a peaceful hobby, but it is essential for the environment and more hands-on than many realize. Bees help pollinate crops and produce local honey. FOX21’s ...
This story appears in the August edition of TBY magazine, inserted into the Monday, Aug. 2 edition of the Southeast Missourian. Seventy-eight-year-old John Yallaly first became interested in ...
In Florida, you can keep bees in your backyard. That's a good thing because honey bees are vital to food and wildlife in the state. Despite threats like disease, habitat loss and queen quality issues, ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – On a cold January day, while others were bundled up and toasty inside, 55 people went out to learn about how to start beehives in their backyards. While it may seem ...