Beekeepers Mark Schwartz and Deborah DeWitt offer a close-up look inside a honeybee colony, from workers storing honey to the ...
A new study by researchers at the University of Sydney, Australia, found that the insects’ living quarters act like living ...
Thinking about adding a beehive to your backyard? You need to carefully consider which design you choose based on your ...
Researchers have discovered honey beehives act as "living immune systems" that help protect the bee colony, its offspring and ...
Healthy honey bee colonies are remarkably good at keeping harmful microbes under control. A new study shows how they do it.
BobbleT's four-layer beehive insulation wrap from Amazon helps shield hives from winds and cold while allowing beekeepers to ...
Bees make honey as a long-lasting food source to survive periods when flowers do not bloom. Contrary to popular belief, honey is not bee vomit. Nectar is stored in a dedicated 'honey stomach', which ...
If you want to prevent your bees from coming into contact with deadly diseases and deformities, you need to check for this ...
What did you see in the previous hive, and what were you planning to check next? In beekeeping patrols, when photos, handwritten notes, and records of temperature or weight are kept separately, it ...
Every spring, a honey bee queen may abandon her hive, taking thousands of workers with her in a swirling cloud. Behind her, a ...
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Beehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads

A severe shortage of bees has kicked off an initiative to build a thousand hives as a deadly parasite threatens to wipe out ...