A highlight of the Western Apicultural Society’s meeting was placing queen bee hormone under the chin and attracting a swarm of worker bees creating a “bee beard.” Beekeeper Bruce Steele of Altadena ...

Thousands of bees nestled onto the restaurant’s bright red patio tent. That's where Jim Messer, board certified civil trial ...

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 ...