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 ...

Honeybees across the United States churned out more honey in 2023, increasing production numbers for the first time in three years. To beekeepers, it's a small win in an industry facing major ...

(WKBN) — Two years ago, local hobbyist beekeeper Brian Koper had 21 colonies. Now, he’s left with just three. Koper recently put out a post on his social media page, asking his beekeeping friends if ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far southwestern North Dakota that will serve people in three of the top five honey producing states in the country. State ...

OLYMPIC — A Senate bill that would ban Washington residents from applying neonicotinoid pesticides is a “feel-good stunt” and likely would hurt pollinators, a commercial beekeeper said Feb. 23. Under ...

How do you vaccinate a honeybee? And will beekeepers care enough to do it? Those are the questions Annette Kleiser has been wrestling since founding Dalan Animal Health in 2018. Five years after ...

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 ...

The sound of the angry bees was almost deafening. Despite the ominous cacophony of buzzing, Mike Finnern calmly pulled a tray full of bees and capped honeycomb out of the active hive. “As long as you ...