In winter months, closely monitor weight of honey bee hives to avoid starvation. Take advantage of 50-plus degree days by feeding hives that lack food stores then.

You may have seen the water honey test on the internet, which purports to let you know if your honey is real or fake, but ...

COLUMBIA — One local beekeeper says he has seen fewer bees this year as his swarm traps bring in fewer striped pollinators. “Last year, I put swarm traps out on April 7,” said Clay Stem, owner of ...

Scientists have developed a food source that can sustain honey bee colonies without pollen, helping the insects not just survive, but thrive. The innovation, which took more than a decade of work, ...

Open a jar of honey that’s been sitting at the back of a cupboard for years and you’ll find something remarkable: it’s still perfectly good, and not just for a few years. Archaeologists who uncovered ...

As the parent company of Nate’s Hives, now the largest beekeeper in the nation and Nate’s Honey, the leading honey brand in ...

CANNON FALLS, Minn., Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sweet Harvest Foods, parent company of Nate's Honey and Nate's Hives, announced it has become the largest beekeeper in the United States with ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — For more than 100 years, Sioux Honey has provided beekeepers with a place to market their honey. Headquartered in Sioux City, Iowa, it is the largest honey cooperative in the United ...

CHESTERFIELD — Happy Pollinator Week! How will you celebrate? "Bee" part of the fun at Rockwood Park Beekeepers Association's Honey Bee Festival which will take place at Chesterfield County ...

I love restaurants – I write about them week in and week out. But I also know how tough the industry can be: long, unpredictable hours, low pay, few worker protection and constant pressure. Even so, ...