In this video, we demonstrate how to collect honey from Australian native bees using a honey super. How to remove a honey ...

Thank you for this question, Noel. Installing a nesting block is a great way to help attract native bees to pollinate your garden. This is something you can buy or make yourself. Rot-resistant cedar ...

In this video Kevin explains his "Stiller" vertical split designed collapse resistant brood box for native bees and demonstrates how to split the box to make two hives out of one. More info or to purc ...

“When California was wild, it was one sweet bee garden throughout its entire length, north and south and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean,” wrote John Muir in 1894’s “The ...

Bees mean honey and hives, queens and colonies. Honeybees came to North America from Europe in the 17th century and are important to agriculture as pollinators, especially for non-native crops. But ...

When you think ‘bees,’ you probably think of a neat stack of white hive boxes and the jars of honey on the store shelves. But there’s a lot more to bees than the agricultural staple, the European ...

This has been a question I’ve been asked and the point of lengthy discussion for many, many years now. The short answer is both! Why? Because planting biodiversity is the key to growing a healthy ...

You can see them out gathering pollen sometimes, on a warm sunny winter day. It helps if you have some nectar and pollen plants. Recently I was at a local nursery and saw a table full of Gaillardia.

Julia Maruca Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:00 a.m. | Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:00 a.m. Things are looking brighter in the bee business. But maintaining healthy and productive hives keeps people like Drew ...

Honeybees pollinate much of the food we eat, including fruits, nuts, grains and vegetables. Because our food supply relies on honeybees, the agricultural industry closely monitors their population and ...

Andony Melathopoulos takes a seat and flips on the harsh light to his microscope. He places a bee under the lens and peers through, adjusting the focus for a clear view. Melathopoulos, an associate ...