There are between 115,000 and 125,000 beekeepers in the U.S. during any given year. According to the National Honey Board, most of these keep less than 25 hives as a hobby. Commercial beekeepers ...

The comb attached to a top bar must be handled carefully so it doesn’t break away from the bar. These top bar beehive plans are simpler, less expensive and give bees a greater degree of freedom than ...

Beekeeping is more rewarding yet less costly in terms of initial investment. But that cannot be without the beehive, which is at the centre of everything. The farmer needs equipment to keep bees ...

SNEADS FERRY, N.C. – Bee populations have been declining at a rapid rate over the past several years, but one Sneads Ferry man is hoping to change all that with his new hive system. Managed hives, ...

Most of us know Utah is the Beehive State, but what few Utahns realize is that being a beekeeper in the Beehive State without the government’s permission is illegal. You read that right. The “deseret” ...