A recent article explores the uses and controversies surrounding queen excluders in beekeeping.
Queen excluders remain a divisive tool among beekeepers, as detailed in a Bee Culture Magazine piece published June 1. The equipment, credited to Ukrainian innovator Petro Prokopovych from the 1800s, blocks queens from honey supers while allowing workers to pass through.
An article in the American Bee Journal highlights outdated beekeeping practices and misconceptions about disease spread.
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A beekeeper extracted a swarm of bees from a pipe organ stored in an unused poultry house in a recent visit.
A coalition of major U.S. beekeeping groups has formed a steering committee to explore ways to boost demand for domestic honey. The American Honey Promotion Initiative aims to differentiate American products amid challenges from imports and rising costs.
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A new study shows bumblebees collect far higher levels of toxic heavy metals than honeybees, even when foraging in the same areas. Researchers from the University of Cambridge warn that this exposure could harm bee health and colony success.