Many beekeepers take advantage of fall and winter to make use of harvested products. Here are instructions for making candles in jars from beeswax.

Boost your flock’s nutrition and offer chickens fun boredom busters with these healthy winter treats.

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.

What and how to feed chickens varies with a bird’s age, the season and type of chicken. Here are basic items to consider for your flock’s feeding system.

In many parts of the U.S., you still have time to grow buckwheat, a wonderful crop to benefit your garden, yourself and your bees.

A few relatively easy chores now can set the stage for your bees’ success in the seasons to come. Here are basic fall maintenance tasks.

Navigate the wrath of yellow jackets — aggressive insects that can each sting multiple times — by understanding seasonal changes in their behavior.

Hummingbirds travel thousands of miles per year, lay tiny eggs and have stunning wing speed. Here’s how to attract these pollinators and help researchers who study them.