When people learn I am a beekeeper, they often ask, “What do you do with your bees in the winter?” After 20 years of beekeeping in Fairbanks, Alaska, I have learned that honeybees can survive below ...
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Australian honeybees are under attack by mites and beetles. Here's how to keep your backyard hive safe
Australia's honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. The tiny but devastating foreign pest Varroa destructor is steadily spreading across the country. The mite feeds on baby bees (larvae), ...
The honeybee, with its black and yellow coat, exemplifies pollinator prowess. Apis mellifera, or honeybees, are extraordinary insects that pollinate about 15 billion worth of food crops each year ...
Kevin Langley is a man on a mission — to save bees, one hive at a time. Truth be told, he's on multiple missions, but I joined him in helping to rescue and move a large beehive from a tree limb. If ...
From left, Francisco López Jiménez, Orit Peleg and graduate student Richard Terrile inspect the honeycomb in a bee hive. On a hot summer day in Colorado, European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) buzz ...
Lifting up the hood of a Beewise hive feels more like you’re getting ready to examine the engine of a car than visit with a few thousand pollinators. The unit — dubbed a BeeHome — is an industrial ...
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