Smoke pours over the colony of bees, dousing the air in a sweet, earthy smell of burning wood. Drake Elting holds the smoker while Stephanie Ramthun pulls out a wooden slat covered in buzzing ...

Heads up, Florida. Along with alligators, Burmese pythons and Asian needle ants, now killer bees are spreading across the state — and the country — as average temperatures rise. Africanized honey bees ...

In Florida, you can keep bees in your backyard. That's a good thing because honey bees are vital to food and wildlife in the state. Despite threats like disease, habitat loss and queen quality issues, ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission emphasizes the importance of Florida’s native bee species in a Facebook post.Florida’s native bee species play a vitally important role in our ...

During a cool fall sunset in North Dakota, forklifts buzz around the base of a flatbed trailer, loading pallets. Their cargo, multicolored boxes that look like filing cabinets, buzzes, too. Each box ...

Black Hammock Bee Farms in Oviedo, Florida is on a mission to save bees and build the next generation of Central Florida beekeepers. With around 500 bee colonies and 500–550 humane bee removals each ...

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Rain is pelting the cherry orchards at Wunsch Farms on ...

Africanized honeybees, commonly known as killer bees, have made their presence known in Southwest Florida. These bees look almost identical to regular honeybees but are more aggressive and tend to ...

Logan Cutts has honey running through his veins. Not literally, but beekeeping has been part of his family for more than five generations. The story began in the 1800s, when his ...