The Peace Bee Farmer

Milkweed is an important bee plant that provides both nectar and pollen. It is also well known as being the sole source of larva food for th...

The small hive beetle probably entered the United States like many invasive species as a stow-away in a cargo ship. The unintentional migrat...

Through the colony’s social structure, honey bees are highly adaptable. I am getting reports from across the Mid-South of bee colonies respo...

In the summertime, hive inspections are made less frequently. Because the honey supers are placed atop the hive bodies, it may mean moving h...

Grain sorghum, also called milo, is a cereal grain grown in the Arkansas Delta. In places, large tracts of the short, heavy-bodied plants gr...

The evening primrose is a nighttime blooming wildflower. While I have observed it being worked at dawn by honey bees foraging for pollen, it...

Honey bees have been declining in numbers for the past three years. This year’s loss is slightly less than the previous two year’s losses of...