Is there anything more terrifying and/or fascinating than a bee swarm? Nope. Let us count the ways.
For our Farmer’s Favorite Mistakes series, we talk to a beekeeper.
Dear Modern Farmer: How Do I Legally Start an Urban Bee Hive?
Urban beekeeping and the law: the law won.
Bee rustling is on the rise as thieves snatch hives around the globe.
The Illustrated Journals of A Dairy Farmer in 1941
In the early 1940s William George Pope, and his wife Mildred "Moodie” Pope, left Utica, NY and bought a farm. They named it High Acres, and started raising Ayeshire Cattle. Pope ...
For centuries, beekeepers have used “skeps,” carefully designed domed baskets, to house their hives. Learn how to make one.
A look at some potential stressors and pathogens behind colony collapse disorder.
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 ...
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.
