RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Are you a Virginia resident aged 18 or older? You are eligible to apply for free beehive equipment distributed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Virginia’s honeybees are dying. Last year, state beekeepers lost about 60 percent of their bees. But Andy Westrich, who keeps bees in Hampton, hardly lost any hives. Beekeeping is not a science, it’s ...
BLACKSBURG — Margaret Couvillon can speak bee. The Virginia Tech entomology professor is using what they ’re telling her to figure out where they’re foraging and how she can help them be healthier.
Americans honor the loss 24 years after the devastating World Trade Center, Pentagon and thwarted Flight 93 9/11 terrorist attacks. by Michelle Marsh TOPICS: FAIRFAX STATION, Va. (7News) — This season ...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Take a second to imagine a world without fragrant flowers, apples, or almonds. Unfortunately, experts say that could be the case if we don’t work to help our most precious ...
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Honeybee swarming is supposed to decline this month, but that is not the case in central Virginia. Thanks to a mild winter, swarms have been popping up in homes ...
The “fescue belt” stretches 1,000 miles across the southeastern United States, from Virginia and the Carolinas in the east to Kansas and Oklahoma in the west. It’s named for its predominant grass, ...
Seven-year-old Isis Way, right, who wants to be a beekeeper, helps Steve Conlon of Thistledew Farm with his “bee beard” demonstration on Sunday afternoon the 2019 West Virginia State Honey Festival at ...