Since the Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth patented the Langstroth hive in October 1852, the exterior design of bee hives has remained boxy and somewhat staid. Bees build some architectural marvels ...

Honey is sweet, sure. But bees are a sweaty job. Keeping a hive is labor of love, with an emphasis on labor. It’s been this way for 170 years, ever since a Philadelphia minister named L.L. Langstroth ...

Whether you're just getting started with beekeeping, or if you've already got established colonies, you may decide that building a beehive is for you. These beehive plans are a fairly straightforward ...

Unless you’re lucky enough to catch a swarm — not necessarily recommended for beginners — you’ll have to wait until next year to get a home hive going. Spend the months between now and next spring ...

Marcus Foth receives research funding from the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects funding scheme, and the Australian Government's Low Income Energy Efficiency Program. He is a member of ...

GREENFIELD — Deval Patrick knows the challenges of beekeeping. He contends with bears; he has had colonies take wing and never return; he was chased into a pool by his bees and once stung close to an ...

For 170 years, modern beehives has remained largely the same Now two beekeepers, including Winterthur's keeper, may have invented a better hive The Keeper's Hive may help prevent colony deaths, its ...