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 ...

A survey found that commercial beekeepers in the United States reported an average loss of 62% of their bee colonies Getty Honeybees are dying in “alarming” numbers in the United States, according to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A honey bee pollinates a raspberry bush on June 9 in Whatcom County. About 1.7 million honey bee colonies — nearly 60% of all such ...

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 ...

This week's Open Mic guest is Richard Fordyce, USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation. Fordyce says USDA staff is working to implement farm program updates provided under the One Big ...

BISMARCK, N.D. • A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in Hettinger. The North Dakota Department of Commerce made the announcement on Thursday, Jan. 13. “As the No. 1 honey producer in ...