Apiculture News

An Aspen beekeeper has released 140,000 ladybugs to attack an aphid infestation plaguing the city's cottonwood trees.

A couple of years ago, when somebody mentioned to me that there was big die-off of bees that could be catastrophic for humans, my first response was 'Why? Because we would have to live without being stung?' Most everybody's had a run-in with a bee - but at the time I barely knew the difference between a honeybee and a bumblebee.

Apparently, there was a 52-minute delay in today's Padres game while the team called a beekeeper to tranquilize a swarm that had infested left field and chased Padre Kyle Blanks in the top of the ninth.

By Matthew Richmond Preliminary survey results of bee colonies released on Tuesday point to the unabated spread of a disease, American foulbrood , throughout the Western Cape and beyond.

While the bee scans the tactile stimulus with her antennae, proboscis extension is elicited.

After years of alarmingly bad news, New Jersey's honeybees may finally have something to buzz about.

An urban bee-wrangler says a swarm of at least 8,000 honeybees will be getting a new home after causing a buzz of excitement on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Insect allergies are a major problem during the summer months. People are more likely to participate in outdoor activities, such as swimming, hiking and yard work, and therefore are likely to come into contact with various insects.

A And though the festival will be hosting the U.S. premiere of "Transformers 2" and it's Centerpiece film is Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," LAFF appears to be taking at least a baby step away from its direction of the past few years when more slots were given to bigger mainstream movies.

As bee populations decline around the world, beekeeping is becoming the environmentally "in" thing to do, even in urban settings.

Two popular products by Frito Lay. Now there's a lip balm that comes in the flavour of Cheetos.

Tonight, Wednesday, June 24 U-God will be performing at Electric Pickle . That's right, U-God of the Wu-Tang Clan.

Paris is the bee's knees, as one apiary specialist -- or beekeeper -- is out to prove.

On Monday night, the Ryans' house in The Colony was full of thousands and thousands of bees.

For inspirational ideas visit gardens open to the public, such as Lawrence Johnston's Hidcote Manor in southern England.

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You either love them or you hate them but whichever way you lean it seems certain that the vuvuzela is going to take the World Cup by storm.

BEES and beekeeping will be the focus of a special event at Wakehurst Place this weekend , as part of Kew's 250th anniversary celebrations.

A neighborhood in The Colony is all abuzz. Thousands of honeybees appeared out of nowhere and have built a hive at the Ryan family home.

The last time David Nicholson appeared in the Star Tribune, he didn't reveal his face or last name.