Interested in starting a beehive with packaged bees? Joining an adopt a hive program can be a great way to get started with bees while receiving all of the help you may need. For the past several ...

Last week while I was exercising I got my first question about bees in some time. This gentleman had read a column that I did a few weeks ago about starting an orchard. I considered it a complement ...

So you're thinking of becoming a beekeeper? Beginning Beekeeping: The Basics and Starting a Hive is an introduction to bees and beekeeping practices whether you're starting a backyard hive or are just ...

Are you interested in beekeeping? It might be easier and less expensive than you think. Ever wonder what it takes to start a bee colony? For aspiring beekeepers, this episode of Year-Round Gardening ...

As I write this, 7 inches of snow are coming down. The hubby has cleared the walk and stairs enough to refill the birdfeeder, but we’ll wait until the morning to clear our 400-foot driveway. At least ...

Over the past several years, there's been plenty of bad news about honeybee health, with worries about collapsing colonies around the globe. But much closer to home -- in yards around the metro New ...

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, ...

Rochester, N.Y.— Something's buzzing at Rochester's Austin Steward Elementary School No. 46. The school is teaching the next generation of beekeepers through its bee club, and students are swarming to ...