In the past few years, the popularity of and interest in beekeeping has soared. Whether it is due to the rise in homesteading or concern for the alarming decline in the bee population, more and more ...

Since the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth patented the Langstroth hive in October 1852, the exterior design of bee hives has remained boxy and somewhat staid. Bees build some architectural marvels ...

SNEADS FERRY | Longtime beekeeper Roland Reed has designed a new type of beehive that he believes will make it easy for anyone who wants to start managing honey bees. Reed’s new product, called the ...

Since the Civil War era, most beekeepers, we at The Chronicle included, keep bees in stacked wooden boxes called Langstroth hives. The simple design is named after the Rev. Lorenzo Lorraine Langstroth ...

Beekeeper in Chelmsford quitting hobby after “Sully” the bear destroys hives John Rocheleau read with interest a recent article about a bear wreaking havoc on beehives in Chelmsford. The article told ...

Marcus Foth receives research funding from the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme, and the Australian Government's Low Income Energy Efficiency Program. He is a member of ...

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 ...

Few of us truly appreciate just how much the honey bee has been industrialised – and the simple yet radical invention that made that industrialisation possible. Show more Humans have valued bees for ...