So you're thinking of becoming a beekeeper? Beginning Beekeeping: The Basics and Starting a Hive is an introduction to bees and beekeeping practices whether you're starting a backyard hive or are just ...

Standing in the hot sun with thousands of bees buzzing around him, Geoff Neale is focused and calm. Behind the veil of his bee suit, he is smiling. A beekeeper for 23 years who teaches newcomers ...

Apr. 12—A newly updated Penn State Extension publication — "Beekeeping Basics" — is aimed at helping individuals become successful beekeepers by learning about honey bee biology and how to manage bee ...

Advice for novice beekeepers from Matthew Libhart, president of Lancaster County Beekeepers Society, and Penn State Extension: -- Getting started: If you can swing it (financially), the local ...

No matter where bees live there are a few things they absolutely need, and a lot of things that will make living easier. But it’s those few, but critical items that every beekeeper needs to be aware ...

Beginning as a little kid growing up along the river in Fair Haven, Paul Caron used to don gloves and a long-sleeved flannel shirt as he rose in the bucket of a cherry picker, the proud assistant to ...