A newly updated Penn State Extension publication, Beekeeping Basics, is aimed at helping individuals become successful beekeepers by learning about honey bee biology and how to manage bee colonies.

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There’s a new villain in the hive. On his radio program, "CBS Eye on the World," John Batchelor and I unpacked the real ...

Extreme Texas weather and harsh climate are key factors driving a shocking 66% decline in commercial bee colonies since June ...

Beekeepers realize it is not uncommon to lose colonies in the winter. The loss percentages vary for hobbyist, sideliners, and ...

Although colony collapse may be unavoidable for many Montana beekeepers in 2025, Moyer never witnessed an occurrence of the ...

Juliana Rangel, an entomologist at Texas A&M University, has been studying bee hives in her lab. There are a few potential explanations, she said, including changing habitats and weather patterns.

Railpen, which owns the Beehive Centre, wants to redevelop it to create labs, offices, smaller shops and cafes. Cambridge City Council was due to refuse the application because of the impact on ...

Until about two decades ago, beekeepers would typically lose only 10-20% of their bees over the winter months, according to The Guardian. Climate change, urban sprawl and widespread weed killing were ...

Juliana Rangel, an entomologist at Texas A&M University, has been studying bee hives in her lab. There are a few potential explanations, she said, including changing habitats and weather patterns.

Get the latest news sent to your inbox The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, or NASS, estimated more than 2.5 million hives were managed by beekeepers in the U ...

He said it threatened to disrupt the movement of queen bees, which lay all the eggs in the business's more than125 honey-producing hives. Developer Springfield Properties said it was a responsible ...