Our results reveal narrow profit margins for commercial beekeeping. For a representative migratory operation managing 8,500 ...

Complicating the situation, beekeepers are trying to work within a large-scale agricultural system, using an insect whose husbandry practices have changed little since the nineteenth century. The ...

The beekeeping industry, which is integral to agriculture production, is undergoing some significant developments. Bees of course help plants reproduce thanks to their help in the pollination process.

Commercial beekeepers nationwide say there has been at least a 60% drop in their honeybee population. Industry experts are reporting millions of honeybees have died this year. They tell News 12 the ...

Beekeeper Wes Hull points a smoker toward one of his hives, calming the bees inside by disrupting the pheromones they use to communicate. (Noah Wicks photo) A new report from the California State ...

Vermont has long been home to a thriving beekeeping community. From small backyard hives tucked behind farmhouses to larger commercial operations dotting the Champlain Valley, beekeepers here ...

correctionAn earlier version of this article quoted Thomas D. Seeley as saying that many honeybees commercially available for purchase by hobbyists are subpar. He was referring specifically to the ...

Nearly four out of every ten honey bee colonies kept in America died last year, and the little backyard hives fared worse ...