A drive east from Riverhead and a ferry trip to Shelter Island and back and then on to Orient at this time of year passes fields bathed in a sea of bright blooms. Flitting from flower to flower, too ...

When people find a swarm of bees, they often call upon Mark and Tammy Allen to come and collect them. The Allens have 15 ...

A truck carrying 70,000 pounds of honey bee hives tipped over in Whatcom County Friday morning. Why that’s not as strange as ...

Every year, several days have been set aside to celebrate a certain interest or purpose. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22.

Courtesy Mike O'Kelley comes this great photo of a honeybee gathering pollen from a geranium flower, taken in North Highline area on Memorial Day, 2025.

When beekeepers introduced honeybees to a protected island, wild bees nearly vanished. Could removing the hives reverse the ...