YORK, Pa. — They’re small, essential and in serious trouble. Bees, the unsung heroes of our food system, are disappearing at an alarming rate. As wild populations dwindle worldwide, a growing number ...

They’re tiny creatures with a big purpose, facing exponential threats. We are talking about the honey bee. At the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, busy bees could be heard buzzing ...

Homeowner says his backyard beehives are helping his garden thrive, but nearby residents want them removed from the ...

For day 10 of my Christmas countdown, I headed back to Family Farm and Home to hunt down the best buzzworthy stocking stuffers for beekeepers. In this video I walk you through affordable favorites ...

LAKE RIDGE, Va. (7News) — Honeybees first arrived to what is now Virginia in 1622. A shipment from England brought these super pollinators to the United States and now, 400 years later, there are more ...

What started as a niche class for Central Texas hobbyists has grown into a statewide movement to support and educate a new generation of beekeepers. With backyard hives on the rise and a growing need ...

With wild bee populations declining due to habitat loss, pesticides, climate change and disease, more people are taking up backyard beekeeping to help pollinators survive. From rooftops to rural farms ...

Beekeepers are a little different. Like the musician who opts for a banjo or the biker who chooses a unicycle, they zig where others zag. If that sounds like you, you might consider joining their ...

LA MESA, Calif. — Between climate change, pesticides, and habitat loss, the honeybee population around the world has collapsed. But many are stepping up to give the bees a place to land as backyard ...

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Dave Rickling of Dave’s Backyard Bees tends to his beehives on a commercial property in Half Moon Bay. Photo by Seeger Gray. While millions of people experimented with sourdough starters during the ...