March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do ...

If you think you need a lot of money and other resources to start beekeeping. That's not necessarily the case though. Home beekeeping isn't cheap. It's also not terribly expensive. Bees and the ...

These factors all protect your bees and create a safe home for them. You also need protective gear. While you and your bees are hard at work, a good bee suit, gloves, and veil will protect you ...

The Apalachee Beekeepers Association is a community driven ... A new queen is produced and she leads some the swarm to a new home. Sometime the departing swarm will temporarily stop on a tree ...

Mason bees use holes in old wood or thick stems for nesting, so hogweed and brambles make good homes for them. A wood pile will make a safe home for various bees and other invertebrates.

"I think that the affected bees went out to the same flower that must have been sprayed, and although the pesticide wasn't strong enough to kill them there, they died once they got home,'' Conroy ...

What do these bees need and how can we support them? In our home gardens, it is important to think about a bloom succession to provide food for the longest possible period. I plan for overlapping ...