Barbie Expands Into Ag: Yay for Future Female Farmers!
Barbie Expands Into Ag: Yay for Future Female Farmers!
Ana Hotaling February 13, 2019
Bee-Breeder Shopping: What to Look for When Buying Bees
Bee-Breeder Shopping: What to Look for When Buying Bees

Happy, healthy honeybees of good "survivor stock" are crucial to a new hive's success. Here's how to find the best breeders when buying bees.

Beekeeping
Kristina Mercedes UrquhartFebruary 8, 2019
Study: Changing Weather Patterns Affect Honeybee Colonies—and Beekeepers’ Bottom Line
Study: Changing Weather Patterns Affect Honeybee Colonies—and Beekeepers’ Bottom Line

Researchers studying Spanish honeybees reveal how hotter, drier summers create a cascade of issues for bees and their keepers.

Beekeeping
Susan BrackneyFebruary 5, 2019
Want a Healthier Hive? Encourage Bees to Make More Propolis
Want a Healthier Hive? Encourage Bees to Make More Propolis

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.

Beekeeping
Susan BrackneyJanuary 30, 2019
Beekeepers: Fight Varroa Mites & Other Parasites With Genetic Selection
Beekeepers: Fight Varroa Mites & Other Parasites With Genetic Selection

Researchers have developed bees that naturally fight Varroa mites, foulbrood and chalkbrood. Here's how you can make it work in your hives.

Beekeeping
Susan BrackneyJanuary 21, 2019

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