Bees are typically eating nectar and pollen right now to bulk up their hives with honey for the winter. But this year's ...

During California's prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive. That's because the bees sent to ...

What are the beekeepers doing now? Beekeepers are sampling for mites and treating as appropriate. It is important to keep the ...

DESTIN, Fla. (WKRG) — Temperatures are expected to drop Thursday night, Jan. 6 in Northwest Florida. The temperature drop not only affects plants, but animals as well. Honey bees have found a unique ...

Autumn is here, and winter is just around the corner. In Iowa, that means cold weather and plenty of snow. People and animals all have different ways of keeping warm. Here are some ways bees prepare ...

Winters can be tough on managed honey bee colonies, with beekeepers in the United States reporting that one-third of their colonies die each winter. A new study by Penn State researchers has found ...

Missouri and Kansas are home to approximately 400 different bee species. Some residents are turning their yards and balconies into havens of native plants.

"The bees are just gone," said Louise Johnson, a Guttenburg beekeeper and leader of the Northeast Iowa Bee Club. "I think it will have a terrific impact on pollination and honey production." Johnson ...