Beehive fences are a simple, natural conservation tool that leverage human and animal psychology to reduce conflict between ...

Humans started keeping bees primarily for honey production 10,000 years ago, a tradition maintained locally by John Whitiker, ...

Think that golden drizzle on your porridge is the last bastion of purity? Think again. DNA tests show that more than 90 per ...

Electric light is known to disrupt the circadian rhythms of people. A study at UC San Diego shows it also affects the sleep ...

Mwangome said she and many farmers live in perpetual fear that these 8-ton animals would come storming in to eat and trample ...

It’s taken 3 years to build hives and catch bee swarms. Now, the moment has finally arrived to taste our own honey! From hive to jar, this is the most satisfying honey harvest you’ll see. Join us as ...

It’s the season when I harvest honey from the bees, rob the hives of honey supers, leaving enough capped honey on the hive for the colony to survive winter, and extract honey. It’s that time of the ...

The new rules allow residents to keep up to eight chickens or ducks and up to four bee hives. Urban farms can house 12 ducks ...

The Detroit City Council approved an ordinance for backyard farms, set focus areas and said goodbye to the police chief.

The path to becoming a successful beekeeper begins with a deep understanding of the bees themselves. Taking an approach that ...

Honey bees generally prefer to nest in dark environments, although a small amount of light can enter from the hive entrance. Sleeping bees typically remain immobile but exhibit subtle movements if ...