When a swarm of bees invaded his organic garden in Los Angeles, Rob McFarland embraced the pollinators. A lifelong naturalist, he quickly sought to learn more about his visitors and pursued a form of ...

Santa Rosa 9-year-old Nicholas Bard is a walking encyclopedia of honeybee facts. A colony needs 30 to 60 pounds of honey to survive each winter. The average lifespan of bees is about two weeks. And ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Host Rachel Holt learns more about Urban beekeeping and its impacts on biodiversity.

What started as a niche class for Central Texas hobbyists has grown into a statewide movement to support and educate a new generation of beekeepers. With backyard hives on the rise and a growing need ...