Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The nation’s honey bee population lost 55.6% of its colonies during the 2024-2025 season, the worst year on record, and ...

As spring approaches, trees begin to bloom, and the iconic almond blossoms adorn the farmland throughout the Central Valley. People come from miles around to take photos in pinkish-white orchards and ...

Feb. 18 (UPI) --Bee rustling isn't as well-known as cattle rustling, but it's very real and affects beekeepers and farms throughout the nation, especially in California. Almond growers in California ...

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As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in great ...

Even after a bruising year of lower earnings, crop losses and soaring production costs, California almond growers may not be willing to cut corners pollinating their trees this season. That’s good ...

Investigators and local deputies pursue organized hive thefts amid bee shortages. Beekeepers report rising losses; CSBA warns 800–1,000 colonies may be gone. Associations urge air tags, markings, ...

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In ancient Greece, a hole was drilled in the trunks of almond trees into which plugs of pine tree wood were inserted.

While most apiarists start beekeeping as a hobby, the practice could offer some family farms a diversified stream of revenue. Jars of sticky, sweet local honey are the obvious way to profit from ...

A honeybee buzzes between branches of an almond tree in one of Sarbdeep Atwal’s orchards on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. The California State Beekeepers Association expects too few bees for California’s ...