Honey is typically harvested in North Jersey in summer. There can be as many as 60,000 honeybees in a single colony. Backyard beekeepers sell their honey online, in stores and at farmers markets. Like ...

Don Merrill, a Lake County resident for nearly four decades has been beekeeping for nearly 10 years. The hobby started out as a way to help pollinate his garden and help the environment. It then ...

Honey bees are highly social creatures that live in large family groups. Each group or colony is well-organized, with three types of adult bees: a queen, worker bees, and drones. Worker bees are all ...