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Texas suffered a 66% decrease in bee colony populations. How does extreme weather affect bees?
Extreme Texas weather and harsh climate are key factors driving a shocking 66% decline in commercial bee colonies since June ...
Rest in bees: Seattle cemetery's hives bring life and sweetness to final goodbyes
A graveyard in north Seattle has crafted a unique partnership that left one corner of its property swarming with life.
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Beekeeping season begins on Cape Cod: How bees help us and how we can help the bees
Beekeepers play a crucial role in supporting honeybee pollination and mitigating threats like overpopulation and varroa mites. Pollination by honeybees and other insects is essential for fruit and ...
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Bees in the big city: Park Slope residents install rooftop hive with 12,000 honey bees
It was all about the bees last week for two Park Slope residents who set up a hive on the roof of a Brooklyn brownstone, home ...
Millions of honey bees are dying across U.S. at alarming rate. CT beekeepers are feeling the loss.
Jenny Hubbard, president of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, was concerned to hear recently that the sanctuary’s apiary with one million honey bees shrank from 17 hives to ...
'Certainly have a developing crisis' | Texas beekeepers report record bee deaths, raising alarm for agriculture
ROUND ROCK, Texas — Commercial beekeepers are abuzz, saying more of their bees are dying this year. Honeybee populations are ...
Sask. beekeepers hope to avoid sting of killer parasite, tariffs on honey production
Bee population decline isn't the only concern among Saskatchewan apiaries. Hives are under attack from a bee-killing parasite and now honey producers are bracing for the fallout of a trade war.