beekeeping

The future of a Michigan program that pairs veterans with beehives to support PTSD recovery is uncertain, as lawmakers debate whether to include it in the upcoming farm bill.

First, a history professor gave us historical perspectives on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Then, an insight into beekeeping therapy, PTSD and their relationship to the Farm Bill. Plus, we caught up with a search and rescue ranger on whether or not a Sleeping Bear Dunes rescue really costs $3,000.

The Pollinator Performance Center’s range of projects includes a training program for dogs to uncover a bacterial disease that threatens honey bee larvae.

Have you ever thought of a bee as a healer? Adam Ingrao was serving in the Army until his career was ended by an injury. After his discharge, he somehow…

You can thank a honey bee for pollinating about one of every three bites of food we eat. But as you’ve likely heard, bees are in trouble. They’re getting…

With it being National Pollinator Week, we continue our series, "The Business of Bees."It started centuries ago, scooping honey out of a tree.Today,…

That’s right, bees rule. At least that what my second grader thinks after she studied them at school.“You wrote bees rule. Why do bees rule?” I asked.“I…

Beekeepers have to keep their honeybees healthy against a lot of challenges: deadly mites, pesticides and harsh winters.Once they make it to the spring…

You can thank a bee for about one of every three bites of food we eat.Jeff Pettis is the research leader for the Bee Research Lab with the Agricultural…

HOPKINS, Mich. (AP) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says Michigan has dropped from 7th to 9th in honey production.According to the agency, 2012 honey…