Honey bee colonies managed using organic methods were as healthy and productive as those managed in conventional systems, while avoiding the use of synthetic pesticides to control pests and pathogens ...

Honey bees are dying at alarming rates across the United States. Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55 percent of managed colonies last year. A new study supports a novel method for ...

In the beekeeping world it is common to harvest the honey in the fall. In natural beekeeping, we try to leave enough honey to sustain the bees to last until spring. However many beekeepers feed sugar ...

Scientists have unveiled a new food source designed to sustain honey bee colonies indefinitely without natural pollen. Published April 16 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the ...

Bees are a crucial part of the world’s food production, and keeping them can be a complex, interesting and rewarding hobby. Watching bees busily combing flowers and plants for pollen to convert to ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 25, 2012) Biologists at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) have discovered that a small dose of the commonly used neonicotinoid crop pesticide imidacloprid turns ...

Dry weather has reduced South Australia's honey production to less than 10 per cent of the annual average. Beekeepers are already battling low honey prices, as cheap imports enter the market. The ...