Helping Honeybees Adapt John Portnoy of Wellfleet raises his own bees. He has one Russian colony headed by a Russian queen that he purchased. His other hives are headed by queens that are survivors, so he bred from his best queens every year in the hopes that his bees will get better and more locally adapted. CLICK HERE to read more.

Coronavirus lockdowns keep bees at home and put crops at risk Restrictions limiting the movement of pollinators could hurt crops, adding pressure to a food system already reeling from conflict, climate change and the coronavirus pandemic. CLICK HERE to read more...

Here's how to tell a 'murder hornet' from other nasty wasps Vespa mandarinia looks a great deal like its waspy cousins, but it has some key distinguishing features... CLICK HERE to read on...

Climate change may be playing a greater role than Russian officials care to admit. From the Moscow suburbs to the Altai republic more than 4,000 kilometers to the east in Siberia, millions of bees were reported to have died off this summer. Mass bee deaths were cited in 24 of Russia’s 85 regions, raising the threat of severe economic losses to Russian agriculture that may reverberate long past this season. CLICK HERE to read on...

Survival Strategies From Western Mass. Beekeepers: Russian Bees And Brazilian Pepper 5 minute interview... To save their bees from winter losses, some small-scale, western Massachusetts beekeepers are using innovative methods. And they're getting promising results. Dan Conlon owns and runs Warm Colors Apiary in South Deerfield, Massachusetts. He said he's been keeping bees for more than 50 years, and as a professional for 20. CLICK HERE to read on...