It's shaping up to be a warm summer day as Don Eidam slips into his white, head-to-toe bee suit. He uses a bit of smoke to calm the bees in his Piedmont backyard. "A little smoke stimulates the bees ...

In traditional Langstroth beehives, the honey is extracted via a centrifuge that spins the golden liquid out of the comb and allows it to run into your pot. In a top-bar hive, honey collection is ...

Stuart and Cedar Anderson come from a long line of beekeeping, but the father and son duo are revolutionizing the beekeeping world with their own invention, the Flow Hive. The innovative beehive lets ...

One sunny Sunday morning in February, I headed out to Myakka to meet Jim Cutway of Myakka’s Gold Apiary so we could harvest honey. Cutway, a beekeeper, specializes in raw honey, which is believed to ...

In North Carolina, we have a favorable climate, and it is an excellent place for beekeeping. The state’s rich agricultural heritage and commitment to sustainable practices make honey production a ...

Harvesting beehive honey is generally a time-consuming, somewhat stinging process. Now it could be just a matter of turning a lever and watching the sweet stuff flow out. The “Flow Hive”–developed by ...

The non-profit does this every year, getting hundreds of pounds of honey from the harvest. "They teach us so much, so at the mission we use the life and lessons of the bees to teach our people about ...