The Peace Bee Farmer

The neonicotinoids are insecticides developed with the hope of being less harmful to wildlife and beneficial insects than the available ...

I recently spoke with knowledgeable individuals from Europe, Africa, and Asia about their concerns with genetically modified crops grown...

We can thank the postal service for helping in the proliferation of honey bees. Every spring live honey bees are distributed across the ...

Honey bees reproduce on a colony-wide basis by swarming. Strong, healthy colonies divide to increase the number of colonies and expand i...

Beekeepers can establish or expand their bee yards by purchasing hives from other beekeepers, purchasing nucleus hives, dividing existin...

Queen bees mate in flight. In areas where Africanized Honey Bee genes are not prevalent, honey bee queens are allowed to mate with drone...

A honey bee colony can’t be any better than its queen. We evaluate queens by observing the traits of the entire colony. Strong, healthy ...