The idea of probiotics for honey bees has only been around for a few years. As a novel idea, it generates a lot of questions...

As EAS Master Beekeeper Earl Hoffman often says, “there are specific windows of opportunity to achieve desired results in beekeeping."

As a beekeeper, there is no doubt you are familiar with the pesky Varroa Destructor mites. Not only do they attach themselves to...

While we usually think of honey bees collecting nectar, an average-size colony may bring in 100 pounds of pollen in a season....

Honeybees collect multiple items and bring them back to the hive. They forage for water, nectar, pollen and propolis.

Summer has peaked. Over the next three weeks, honeybees and beekeepers will shift their focus to prepare bees for fall and winter.

Beekeepers should adopt (probiotic) strategies into their beekeeping habits to help prevent colony collapse.

In the natural world, microbes are on and in everything. On a single apple, for example, there are about 100 million bacteria.

In the recent issue of Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, a probiotic Pediococcus was found to decrease pesticide-induced adverse effect