LA MESA, Calif. — Between climate change, pesticides, and habitat loss, the honeybee population around the world has collapsed. But many are stepping up to give the bees a place to land as backyard ...
PORTLAND, Ore. - Kids play outside while their moms keep a watchful eye on them, folks wave at their neighbors as they get home from work and the sound of a lawnmower can be heard somewhere in the ...
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 ...
YORK, Pa. — They’re small, essential and in serious trouble. Bees, the unsung heroes of our food system, are disappearing at an alarming rate. As wild populations dwindle worldwide, a growing number ...
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, ...
Jessy O'Keefe runs Seaside Honeybees, a business that installs and manages beehives for clients in Wilmington, NC. Many people are renting beehives to help pollinate their gardens and the surrounding ...
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 ...
Liz and Kevin Jones inspect a hive on their property in Batavia. They own HappBee Acres Bee Supply and teach beginning beekeepers. Kevin and Liz Jones walk slowly toward one of the brightly colored ...
MOORHEAD — Area women will have a chance to learn about backyard beekeeping at an upcoming Minnesota Women in Conservation event. Minnesota Women in Conservation is hosting a presentation about ...
In Florida, you can keep bees in your backyard. That's a good thing because honey bees are vital to food and wildlife in the state. Despite threats like disease, habitat loss and queen quality issues, ...