With the honey bee crisis continuing it's even more important to encourage native bees to ensure good pollination in the backyard vegetable garden and orchard. Just one hive is plenty for the average ...

One expert hopes a coordinated effort among beekeepers will get the situation under control, but a master beekeeper says ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Lauren Arcuri is a writer and an experienced small farmer based in rural Vermont. If you've determined that you definitely need to requeen, read on. Buy a New Queen The first step in requeening your ...

Jeff Himler Monday, May 1, 2023 5:01 a.m. | Monday, May 1, 2023 5:01 a.m. Jim Blackburn experiences serenity in a situation few others would. “I find that it’s very calm in the middle of a swarm of ...

Brad DeLanty lost the bees in this hive but is saving the honey for his next bees to feast on. Bees play an important role in our — and nearly every — corner of the world. Eco- and food systems depend ...