Backyard beekeepers can harvest honey using tools like manual extractors or even pillowcases. It’s fun, rewarding, and helps ...

When Linda Button's other half decided to become a beekeeper, he transformed their backyard. He cleared a space for the hives ...

Washington State University researchers are testing a new artificial food for bees that could help hives survive and thrive on nutrient-poor farmland.

In the face of colony collapse, some beekeepers are foregoing insecticides and opting instead to breed bees with mite-resistant behaviors.

An international research project led by Irish scientists has been launched to investigate the wild honey bee.

"About a third of our population probably works at Honey Bee [Manufacturing]," says Frontier Mayor Brady Berg, who estimates 30 to 40 residents were laid off.

While environmentalists focus on colony collapse disorder and saving honey bees, Colorado's native bees are losing food and habitat.

A Virginia beekeeper said millions of honey bees on his farm were poisoned in what he believes was an intentional act that caused about $20,000 in losses.

Commercial beekeepers have reported losing around 62% of their colonies over the winter, far higher than the usual honey bee colony death rate.

Stewart and Lynda Resnick’s Wonderful Co. is among a handful of honey bee farms responsible for the pollination of a third of Americans’ food. But the real buzz is how they rent them out.

While honey producers and beekeepers have ways to treat varroa-infested hives, the bees themselves also have a few tricks up their sleeve.