Last week I had a very interesting afternoon. One of my neighbors had given me a call and said she was getting ready to do some work with her hive. I had wanted to take some pictures and talk to her ...

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 ...

One of the most common types of beekeeping hive is based around the Langstroth hive, first patented in the United States in 1852. While it does have some nice features like movable frames, the march ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Honey is sweet, sure. But bees are a sweaty job. Keeping a hive is labor of love, with an emphasis on labor. It’s been this way ...