While live bees can be used as a deterrent to keep elephants away from farms, a new technology fills in for cases where a buzz without the sting is preferable. By Rachel Nuwer It’s a familiar, dreaded ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

On a 22-degree day in mid-March, Anchorage backyard beekeeper Tim Huffman dusted 2 inches of fresh snow from his outdoor beehive boxes. He unfastened the ratchet straps securing a box to its wooden ...

Using feces to defend their hives is a behavior that was previously unknown in bees. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This poop ...

Andrew Noyes told Insider he found a beehive in the ceiling of his San Francisco home. Noyes said he heard noises from the ceiling and saw dead bees around the house. Noyes said a beekeeper told him ...