Beekeeping is an ancient tradition that’s still thriving today. Learn more on how to get started in the practice of keeping bees.

Beekeeping equipment is expensive, but it’s easy to make your own! In Build Your Own Beekeeping Equipment (Storey Publishing, 2013) Tony Pisano’s step-by-step illustrated instructions show you how to ...

Last Christmas, Mike Chandler surprised his wife with an out-of-the-ordinary gift - two beehives. He did some homework and built the top bar hives, a wooden cradlelike box design. In April, another ...

Honeybees are important pollinators of many flowering plants. The best time to start a new hive is in the spring. When you’re ready to start beekeeping, you can purchase the bees by mail order. These ...

The Dodge-Jefferson County Beekeepers Association awarded three youth beekeepers with equipment, hive components, and live bees to install and care for one hive during the 2024 beekeeping season. They ...