Thinking of setting up a personal beehive in your back yard? James M. Wilson, beekeeping expert for Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension, has plenty of tips to offer about starting up and ...

Adding a bee hotel to your garden is a wonderful way to support native pollinators. Unlike honeybees that live in large hives, most of our native bees are solitary. They spend their lives diligently ...

Wearing protective gear is important when harvesting honey. To guarantee quality honey, the whole process should be done under the highest hygienic conditions. Many potential bee keepers struggle with ...

Clay Stem operates Stem to Table Farm. An earlier version of the article misspelled his name and the name of the farm. Clay Stem had always talked about beekeeping so, when he was finally gifted with ...

Symptoms of climate change are affecting the bee population, and beekeeping can help combat this decrease. Plus, beekeeping offers an array of benefits, including contributing to pollination. Julia ...