A newly updated Penn State Extension publication — “Beekeeping Basics” — is aimed at helping individuals become successful beekeepers by learning about honey bee biology and how to manage ...

This is thought to be part of the reasons queens outlive worker bees. The gut bacteria of queen bees are thought to be connected to their much longer lifespans as well. If you ever bought a bottle ...

Queens eat royal jelly, which has antioxidants and less sugar than the honey tkhat workers eat. This is thought to be part of the reasons queens outlive worker bees. The gut bacteria of queen bees are ...

In an interview with The Fresno Bee, Schiff spoke in defense of the state’s multi-billion dollar farming industry and the thousands of workers who harvest nearly half of the nation’s supply of ...

Mason bees don't live in hives and they don't make honey. There is no queen bee and there are no worker bees. "All females are queens," says Hunter. Female mason bees lay their eggs in cavities or ...

Why Do Bees Sleep in Flowers? Social bees, also called “eusocial,” live in colonies and have one central nest or hive. These sites primarily house a queen and the female workers. The female workers ...

A portrait of United Farm Worker founder César E ... a few years earlier because of a grudge he held against The Fresno Bee — asked him for a sit-down interview. He agreed, and I said I ...

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