NorCal Thieves Steal 190,000 Bees Meant To Pollinate Almond Trees
Someone has stolen nearly 500 beehives from a Montana beekeeper who was transporting them to California to pollinate almond trees.
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Someone has stolen nearly 500 beehives from a Montana beekeeper who was transporting them to California to pollinate almond trees.
Federal authorities added seven yellow-faced bee species, Hawaii's only native bees, for protection under the Endangered Species Act Friday, a first for any bees in the United States.
It appears that yellow jackets are out in force in the Bay Area as they feed now in preparation for the cool winter months.
A group of beekeepers in the East Bay are mounting a campaign to alleviate fears, and get people to stop killing bees after a swarm left two dogs dead in Concord.
Aggressive bees in Concord that sent two people to the hospital earlier this month were revealed by DNA testing to be ordinary honey bees.
Bee experts are trying to determine why a swarm of bees that killed two dogs in the East Bay were so aggressive.
A swarm of bees has been attacking a Concord neighborhood, stinging people and killing pets.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the theft of five million bees in Canada.
Garden-care giant Ortho said Tuesday that it will stop using a class of chemicals widely believed to harm bees as concerns rise about the health of the insects that pollinate a big portion of plants that people eat.
A colony of Africanized honeybees, also known as 'killer bees' has been found in the East Bay for the first time.
What started out as a shortcut turned into a four day ordeal for a woman who was nine months pregnant and eventually gave birth while lost in the Plumas National Forest.
There's nothing like a swarm of bees to completely put a damper on a graduation ceremony.
News of record numbers of bees dying off in North America has in part led to a movement where residents are learning to raise bees in their own backyards and San Francisco is no exception.
It's a crime straight out of the wild west with a with a California twist. Bee rustlers have become the state's new outlaws.
Central Valley beekeepers are losing tens of thousands of dollars to thieves making off with beehives.
The game between the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday in Phoenix generated plenty of buzz on and off the field after it was briefly delayed over a swarm of bees.
Honeybees have been dying at an alarming rate for years, but a new government survey shows nearly a third of the nation's honeybees died over the winter. Some beekeepers said the problem may have to do with what is being sprayed on the food we eat.
Bazinga! "The Big Bang Theory" character, scientist Sheldon Cooper, already has two Ph.Ds and an IQ of 187. But now he also has a bee dedicated to him...
Researchers at San Francisco State University said they have found another explanation for the honey bee die-off: A parasitic fly that hijacks their bodies and causes them to abandon hives.
The information will be used to see where bees are thriving - and where they need a little help in order to blossom.
