“I find that it’s very calm in the middle of a swarm of bees,“ he said. Fascinated by bees for many years, the Hempfield man has been keeping the winged insects and corralling swarms of them ...

An army of experts and citizen scientists devoted to documenting and protecting the country’s native bees is telling us a lot ...

WAVERLY, W.Va. (WTAP) - Scott Matheny was inspired by his grandfather when he was a child after he heard a story of him catching a swarm of bees. Matheny knew then he wanted to become a beekeeper.

However, as a former beekeeper, I knew exactly what was happening. The bees were engaged in a process called swarming. Swarming is a natural occurrence in honeybee colonies. It is the honeybee’s ...

First of all, don’t panic. Swarming honey bees are not usually dangerous – they’re simply looking for a new home – and there are plenty of beekeepers who’d be more than happy to adopt them.

Becker said owner Steve Flynn initially noticed the bees Thursday and called someone to come get the swarm. But that wasn't enough as another swarm arrived, apparently drawn to the pheromones left ...

killer bees often all but empty their nest. There are even reports of swarms of 300,000 to 800,000. With each sting, a pheromone is released, signalling for more bees from the colony to join in the ...

The town of Surprise, Arizona, received an awful shock of their own when locals were viciously attacked by a swarm of bees, leaving 10 injured. Firefighters on Monday night responded to the ...