A majority of beekeepers around the country have lost at least half of their honey bees in a mysterious disappearance over the last nine months that has baffled scientists. Commercial beekeepers, with ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - A Kansas City-area teen is the first-ever winner of the Missouri Civics Bee, a competition used to teach middle-schoolers about democracy, policy, and civic engagement. The ...

While the exact cause of heightened bee colony losses nationwide is unknown, possible factors include parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition. Federal funding cuts to the USDA and research ...

COLUMBIA — One local beekeeper says he has seen fewer bees this year as his swarm traps bring in fewer striped pollinators. “Last year, I put swarm traps out on April 7,” said Clay Stem, owner of ...

THAYER, Mo. – A cloud of black and yellow insects is creating a buzz in small-town Missouri. A large bee swarm has taken over an area south of Nettleton Avenue in Thayer. Police say the street is now ...