UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Honey bee colonies managed using organic methods were as healthy and productive as those managed in conventional systems, while avoiding the use of synthetic pesticides to ...

Organic beekeeping can support healthy and productive honey bee colonies, and a new study led by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has found that adopting organic honey bee ...

Researchers from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences found that organic beekeeping practices could boost honey production by 50% over time compared to traditional methods. According to a ...

Celebrated Vermont beekeeper Ross Conrad will host an Organic Beekeeping workshop on Saturday, March 14, from 9 AM to 1 PM. This workshop includes two highly-requested topics by local beekeepers: ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 26, 2023) Organic methods of honey bee management are just as or more effective than conventional, chemical-intensive management systems, according to research published this ...

Honeybees are important pollinators of many flowering plants. The best time to start a new hive is in the spring. When you’re ready to start beekeeping, you can purchase the bees by mail order. These ...

The Greater Cleveland Beekeepers Association presents its third annual conference on Saturday, May 11. This year's topic is natural beekeeping. Keynote speakers are Ross Conrad and Janet Clayton.

On a hot, pollen-dazed morning this summer, I stopped by the house of Gareth John, a retired agricultural ecologist, who lives on a quiet lane above a river in Oxfordshire, to take a look at his bees.

WASHINGTON — MOM’s Organic Market’s Alexandria store reopened Friday after an expansion that increases the size of the store by 40 percent. And among the additions is a backyard beekeeping section ...

There’s going to be more to my Superbowl Sunday than making seven layer dip, because before I turn on the game I plan on spending the day at William Penn Charter School, listening to the author of my ...