They form this winter cluster with the queen in the center. They move around inside the hive activating their flight muscles to keep the whole ball of bees warm. … It’s important they have ...

There's specialized technology for all ag fields, and beekeeping is no exception. There's plenty of tech for apiarists to ...

To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles ... colony to survive the winter. Theoretically, the energy in one ounce of honey would provide one bee with enough energy to fly ...

Loss of natural habitat is taking a toll on honey bees, warns a local producer. Honey production dropped 20 per cent in the past year, according to Statistics Canada, ...

Art in Poundbury held its bee-inspired Hive of Activity exhibition which saw around 140 artists’ work displayed at the Jubilee Hall. Part of the organisation’s work means carrying out activities ...

By Shelby Carroll N.C. Cooperative Extension Hurricane Helene, which struck western North Carolina in late September 2024, caused unprecedented damage to the region’s agriculture. The storm’s ...

Honeybees shrink the size of their hive populations in the fall ... Most of the native bees go dormant during the winter. The most noticeable one is the bumblebee. They are large black and ...

killing the other bees, Pledger says. Pledger will be delivering hives through the winter. Come spring, he’ll bring the bees. Helene hit at a time when honeybees had been doing a bit better ...

Bees are tucked into their beehive for the winter. The top cover is key to keeping the bees inside warm and alive; so please don’t move or remove it if you stumble across a hive. University of ...