It's shaping up to be a warm summer day as Don Eidam slips into his white, head-to-toe bee suit. He uses a bit of smoke to calm the bees in his Piedmont backyard. "A little smoke stimulates the bees ...

The sticky process of harvesting honey is a matter of preference — or taste. Depending on the beekeeper’s choice of hive, a harvest may involve the use of a centrifugal extractor, or a stocking and a ...