Bees are vital, and grant money for new apiaries is becoming common to encourage the expansion of hive development and inject much-needed capital into a tight-margin business. Bees are important for ...

To my left, Jackson Brinkley has just paused a reverent soliloquy on “the queen” to hand me a jar full of what looks like Turkish delight. For a moment, it feels like I might be in Narnia, not ...

When we think of livestock, we might think of cattle and sheep. But what about honey bees? In Virginia, both honey bees and ...

Makenna Goodman: Your book, Natural Beekeeping: Organic Approaches to Modern Apiculture, offers up a program of natural beehive management, and an alternative to conventional chemical-based approaches ...

As spring approaches, trees begin to bloom, and the iconic almond blossoms adorn the farmland throughout the Central Valley. People come from miles around to take photos in pinkish-white orchards and ...

Meyer Bees has added Russian queen bees to its existing selection, supporting beekeepers seeking resilient genetics suited to Midwest conditions.

Pennsylvania’s apiary industry, based on honeybees and beekeeping, is worth more than $76 million, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Much of that value comes in the increased ...

"It’s like bringing the honey farm to Richmond," said Amanda Sweeney, owner of Edgewood Apiaries, which just expanded to ...

Although California beekeepers have not seen the devastating hive mortality this winter that they did in 2025, they say ...