Hive inspections are vital for a happy and healthy bee colony year round, but especially during the winter months. Beekeepers ...

In this insightful video, we dive into the essential practice of hive inspection for beginners, with a focus on why ...

Now is the start of the busy spring beekeeping season. The sudden sharp change in weather- from winter last week to summer this week is typical here on the mountaintop and it now requires the ...

During an era of COVID-19 restrictions, Cornell’s Bee Club remains in bees-ness with in-person beekeeping and educational events. Catherine Crosier ‘22, one of the Bee Club’s co-presidents, says that ...

The newest apiary inspector at the Maryland Department of Agriculture has four legs, golden fur and a powerful sniffer. Mack, a 2-year-old yellow Lab, joined the team last fall to help his mom, chief ...

A queen honey bee (with dot on back) is seen during a hive inspection as part of the UT-Dallas Bee Campus USA program on Friday, July 8, 2022, in Richardson. The program is designed to help ...

Dr. Edward Burkett displays a naturally-formed honeycomb in June. In this type of bee hive, the honey bees were encouraged to make combs from scratch as they would in the wild, rather than on a frame.