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How to become a beekeeper

Beekeeper Mark Meadows (yes, his name is a brilliant piece of nominative determinism) grew up on a dairy farm in Zimbabwe where his grandfather was a commercial beekeeper. Several birthdays ago his ...
ST PAUL, Minn. — When people go to the Minnesota State Fair, it's not unusual for a planned stop to be a visit to the animal barns. Cows, pigs and sheep are some fan favorites, but what about bees? In ...
To be or not to be a beekeeper: That is the question that may be answered Jan. 18 when expert Jay Martin takes part in Backyard Brouhaha, a daylong symposium about turning your property into a habitat ...
Like bees to honey, the Central Ohio Beekeeping Association (COBA) is accepting applications for its annual youth and veteran beekeeping scholarship. For young people aged 11-17 or U.S. veterans, ...
When farmer Kamal Bell first established a beekeeping operation at Sankofa Farms in North Carolina, his son Akeem was four years old and scared of bees. But with his father’s coaching—and the help of ...