The Peace Bee Farmer

  December 21 marks the winter solstice, the date with the year’s shortest daylight and longest night. The solstice falls among winter days ...

  Following two days of rain, the sun broke out on a crisp and cool April morning. My first presentation was scheduled to be conducted in th...

  The sun is setting across the snow-covered rolling hills of the PalouIse of eastern Washington State . This is the region where I am spend...

The death of Elizabeth II, the Queen of England brings public expressions of sympathy conveyed in traditions dating back hundreds of years. ...

  There is a tradition that has been passed down for hundreds of years in which the bees are notified of the death of their keeper. The bees...

Beekeepers are science people. Everyday, they practice applied honey bee biology. Successful beekeepers apply both the craft of beekeeping p...

People become beekeepers for a number of reasons. Some are interested in producing honey; some want to increase the number of pollinators av...