Researchers studying Spanish honeybees reveal how hotter, drier summers create a cascade of issues for bees and their keepers.
The sticky substance that aggravates beekeepers benefits collective and individual honeybee health. Researchers have triggered bees to forage for more resin to produce propolis, and so can you.
Researchers have developed bees that naturally fight Varroa mites, foulbrood and chalkbrood. Here's how you can make it work in your hives.
Honey is incredible, delicious and fascinating, and it relies on hard work—both from the tireless bees and their human stewards.
Bees have precise requirements for their hives, and there is no room for error. New beekeepers should not put their colonies at risk.
Communication that's effective, efficient — and, to us humans, unusual — is the cornerstone to the fully functioning superorganism that is a hive of honeybees.
Treat the beekeeper in your life to something sweet this season. Here are some gift ideas, most of them practical but some humorous.
Take a step outside your comfort zone and connect with other beekeepers at your local bee club. Here are some of the ways you'll improve.
The queen bee personifies strength, endurance, perseverance and harmony, making her a respectable guiding force of the hive.
These tree-nesting bees and the honey they produce were considered sacred in ancient Mayan cultures.
This less glamorous side of beekeeping is sometimes the most important. Fall is a good time for cleaning clothing, equipment and supers.
If you observe these simple techniques for honey storage, you might never find yourself without a jar of the sweet stuff.
