My weekend started out driving the De Beque Cutoff, on the way to my honeybee yard in Collbran. I watched a crow harass a golden eagle in the air. At the bee yard I hoped to save some hives from ...

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 ...

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HONEYCOMB is made up of cells of two sizes, the larger being used for the raising of drones, which are male, while the others serve for the smaller and more numerous workers. These latter, though ...