One mild day in spring, on the roof of Ballard’s Bastille Restaurant, a sweet, summery smell pulsed through the air. Was it emanating from the rooftop beehives, or from the beekeeper busily checking ...

When Rachel left for the Peace Corp, she always planned on returning to the family orchard where she grew up working with her grandparents. She got her first taste of beekeeping while working in ...

Mason bees, hardscapes and an upcoming park tour are among subjects before the Butte Garden Study Group at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, in the Butte-Silver Bow Public Archives, 17 W. Quartz St. This ...

This week I am offering a reminder to all serious and well-meaning gardeners concerning our friend the honey bee and his cohort the native bee. Honey bees and native bees such as bumblebees, sweat ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports revealed the effect of extreme heat on pollen and bee health. The findings were fatal. Researchers from Michigan State University wanted to see how extreme ...

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields. As honeybees die off again, some bee enthusiasts want to give mason bees ...

Honeybees, which are tasked with pollinating many of the agricultural crops in the United States, are dying off in record numbers. Commercial beekeepers are reporting losses this year ranging between ...