Whereas in Asia when the much larger hornet enters a hive, eastern honey bees can surround it and effectively cook it (and themselves) to death by raising their own body temperatures - European ...

The production of honey requires bees and flowers, and a number of issues have caused a decline in both. An acceptable bee mortality rate for beekeepers over the winter is 21%, but in recent years ...

In Texas, where the landscape hums with the busy work of bees, property owners can lower their taxes by inviting nature’s ...

To raise awareness of the importance of ... These included more efficient handling of the bees and techniques for extracting honey. Desertification and land degradation are major environmental ...

“In Hong Kong, the [honey] harvest season lasts only about eight weeks in a year. However, we take good care of the bees throughout the remaining time,” Wong said, adding that raising bees ...

marking a shift in urban agriculture regulations and allowing residents to raise certain animals for fresh food production, including eggs and honey, within city limits. Advocates see the new ...

September has been designated as National Honey Month ... put on by Barr Hill to raise awareness of the ... [+] importance of pollinators and celebrate the iconic Bee's Knees cocktail.

Texas law allows bees and bee hives to qualify for reducing property taxes on plots ranging from 5 to 20 acres similar to ...