The devastating mountain fire in Ventura County burned more than just homes -- it burned livelihoods as well. And now a man is trying to get his bee service business back up after more than 100 ...
They found that honey bee colonies that spend the winter outside in many areas of the Pacific Northwest would likely experience Spring colony collapses in both the near- and long-term scenarios. The ...
Bees rely on the honey they have created as food for the winter months, so only the excess is harvested, with a generous amount left for the colony, Mr Scotti said. Pollinating London Together ...
Although certainly not the most dangerous creature to encounter on the island of K’gari, stingless bees are far and above the ...
A local beekeeper has been accused of taking another beekeeper’s equipment off the side of a business in the Town of Lockport ...
As we get closer to winter, it can be quite a struggle for beekeepers raising honeybees. The demand for honey increases ...
Beekeepers say it can be especially challenging to raise honeybees in the Midwest. Parasites, pesticides and extreme weather ...
“I thought, Oh God, if this keeps happening, they will kill my whole colony,” says photographer Ingo Arndt, whose yard in Langen, Germany, hosts the honeybees. But as the week wore on, the ...
Lesley Deem, left, works with local beekeeper Nathan Beach to stabilize an indoor bee colony at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ...
We had a late winter last year ... likely related to challenges bees face while overwintering. Colony loss also was related to the presence of parasitic mites, Varroa destructor, which reproduce ...
“A colony would be like a $200 gift ... “It’s very difficult to keep bees alive through the winter, especially bees that aren’t being taken care of by a beekeeper,” he added.
Barriers to bees Colony collapse disorder — described by ... going through each hive and getting them really ready for winter, that’s really cut my losses.” Labor intensive Threats to ...