Santa Rosa 9-year-old Nicholas Bard is a walking encyclopedia of honeybee facts. A colony needs 30 to 60 pounds of honey to survive each winter. The average lifespan of bees is about two weeks. And ...
Jessy O'Keefe waved the smoker around as she prepared to inspect the hive, one of nearly half-dozen stored in the backyard of the house near Wilmington's Bradley Creek. "It redirects their focus and ...
Backyard beekeeping is growing in popularity in Santa Monica, but Vilma Zenelaj, a fourth generation beekeeper from Albania, was way ahead of the buzz. Zenelaj has been beekeeping for years and ...
What started as a niche class for Central Texas hobbyists has grown into a statewide movement to support and educate a new generation of beekeepers. With backyard hives on the rise and a growing need ...
In recent years, as urban gardening has become popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, backyard beekeeping has gained traction as well. While many people may think of beekeeping as a quirky hobby, ...
WATERTOWN, Minn. (WCCO) --Minnesota pollinators have it tough right now. The Department of Natural Resources says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change, have contributed to the drastic decline ...