Beekeepers work hard throughout the spring and the summer to maintain proper hives, but what happens when the colder months ...

Angela Tollerson demonstrates the proper procedure for winterizing bee hives for members of the Flathead Valley Beekeepers. (Photo courtesy of Bert Gildart) Angela Tollerson, while Andy Kris watches, ...

Some beekeepers are still waiting for their “nucs” to arrive. A nuc, short for nucleus in the beekeeping world, is basically a small, temporary hive with a couple of frames inside, a queen bee and her ...

How in the world do bees get fat? Throughout these months bees only live approximately 45 days; however at this time of the year, the bees that are being laid need to be able to go through the winter ...

Autumn is here, and winter is just around the corner. In Iowa, that means cold weather and plenty of snow. People and animals all have different ways of keeping warm. Here are some ways bees prepare ...

Like so many locals, bees head to Denver’s parks and other outdoor spaces in the spring and summer. Then in the cold months, they settle into their own hives, hibernating with the queen in the center, ...