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Which Bee Is Right For You?

So you’ve finally made up your mind to keep bees. But which kind?

by Fred Bove
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This Is the Best Comic Book About Bees You’ll Ever Read

The track record of having a bee as your main character in entertainment is, uh, spotty to say the least. Bee Movie was a box office dud and critical flop. And the '70s anime impor...

by Jake Swearingen
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Dear Modern Farmer: How Do I Legally Start an Urban Bee Hive?

Urban beekeeping and the law: the law won.

by Kristen Ploetz
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How to Build a Bee Skep

For centuries, beekeepers have used “skeps,” carefully designed domed baskets, to house their hives. Learn how to make one.

by Fred Bove
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Why Are the Bees Dying?

A look at some potential stressors and pathogens behind colony collapse disorder.

by Jesse Hirsch
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Can a Lawsuit Save America’s Bees?

On a warm April afternoon in Oakdale - a small farming town in the San Joaquin Valley of California - beekeepers Steve Ellis (pictured above, with his hives) and Jeff Anderson ...

by Victoria Schlesinger
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The Global Guide to Local Honey

Honey is produced in nearly every corner of the world, and a diverse array of vegetation and flora lends distinct flavors, colors, and scents to the golden stuff. Here’s just a sampling of just a few unique variants from across the globe.

by Andy Wright
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Fact Checking “Bee Movie”

A deep dive into what IMDB users found factually inaccurate in 2007’s animated film “Bee Movie.”

by Jake Swearingen
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Bee Convoy: Shipping Interstate Apiaries

He and his wife Martha run the Kraus Honey Company out of Fruitland, Washington, and spend part of every year shipping their bees across the western United States to pollinate almo...

by Jake Swearingen
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