Growing a successful garden is a huge accomplishment, earned with the toil and sweat of many hot days and long weekends. But gardeners and homeowners looking for a different kind of challenge might ...

It was three in the afternoon and over 30 degrees C, yet despite the heat there was not a drop of sweat on my body. The air was so dry that any perspiration was sucked from my pores before I even felt ...

Bees are essential insects that play a crucial role in pollination, which is vital for the reproduction of many plants and crops. These diligent pollinators help maintain a healthy ecosystem and ...

You can also grow specific plants to keep bees attracted to (or repelled by) a specific part of your garden instead. Sugar syrup in your hummingbird feeder is irresistible to nectar-feeding bees. Of ...

Kevin Elfrink pops the lid off of a beehive at his home near Jackson, Missouri, where he and his wife, Lisa Elfrink, founded Elf Creek Bee Yards. He already has used the smoker filled with pine ...

Staunton residents looking to take up bee keeping in the city will soon be able to thanks to an ordinance passed by the Staunton City Council.