Starting up a beekeeping operation can be daunting, but rewarding — especially when you're enjoying that honey. Here's what ...

It is expandable with extra HexHives and a safety hinge prevents any bees from escaping inside. The Hive also features a cleaning tray and feeder system. BEEcosystem hopes to educate people about ...

In the stunning video above, a beekeeper discovers an enormous beehive underneath a grandmother’s kitchen cabinet. The video, ...

Louisiana beekeepers have been hit hard this year by colony loss, as has the industry nationwide. Why are so many bees dying?

Peter Tyson is Online Producer of NOVA. Chief sources The Wisdom of the Hive: The Social Physiology of Honey Bee Colonies,by Thomas D. Seeley (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press ...

They determine when the hive has gotten too crowded and that ... a colony on a branch or under the eaves of their home. Don’t worry, the bees are simply waiting for the scout bees to come ...

CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — A homeowner in Cape Coral found a massive beehive outside her home and tens of thousands of bees. Cami Kearns, a homeowner who splits her time between Indiana and ...

Older homes have charmingly bizarre features that reveal the way residents once lived. While they can vary from the quaint to ...

Beekeepers can look into applying for relief for hive loss through the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) program through the USDA. When it comes to keeping ...

Bees do not create honey ... To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single collecting trip, a worker will visit between 50 and 100 ...

One queen bee commands a hive of male drone bees and sterile female worker bees ... In one trip, a healthy worker bee can bring home about 70 milligrams of nectar, visiting around 1,500 flowers.

This simplified metric—with a score of 'one' meaning the bees are at full strength—allows beekeepers unfamiliar with the underlying model to assess hive health quickly. Boris Baer, a UCR ...