From the cubicle to the beehivesBy Marketplace staffOctober 31, 2018Tosca Rodigonda. Courtesy of Hilary Kearney.When she left her office job, she didn't know what her business would look like. But it had to involve bees.POSTED IN: beekeeping bees honey honey bees Entrepreneurship Small Business Education ListenreadDownloadDownload
The cost of making honeyBy Nate HegyiSeptember 22, 2017Why bears lose their lives for the sticky stuff.POSTED IN: bears business montana bees Economy ListenreadDownloadDownload
Will honey bees stay sweet on North Dakota?By Annie BaxterOctober 21, 2016Annie Baxter/MarketplaceCorn and soybean production is eating into North Dakota's great bee habitats.POSTED IN: bees pollinators honey bee honey neonicotinoids ListenreadDownloadDownload
Fun fact Friday: A lot of business buzzBy Gina MartinezMarch 06, 2015MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty ImagesWe traveled the world to bring you the best in business news this week.POSTED IN: China bees Israel growth rates defense spending foreign aid ListenreadDownloadDownload
Commercial bees, the unsung heroes of the nut businessBy Tracey SamuelsonMarch 02, 2015Tracey Samuelson/MarketplaceAlmonds don't just take a lot of water to grow; they take a lot of bees, tooPOSTED IN: bees almonds sustainability ListenreadDownloadDownload
Itinerant bees play an important role in economyBy Eliza MillsJanuary 16, 2015JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty ImagesWithout bees, we'd lose $15 billion each year in the U.S. – and $100 billion globally.POSTED IN: bees Environment Agriculture ListenreadDownloadDownload
Note to bees: do not stop and smell the rosesBy Sally HershipsJuly 09, 2014JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty ImagesA new study says garden plants from big box stores contain a toxic pesticide.POSTED IN: bees bee colony collapse pesticides big box stores ListenreadDownloadDownload
Candy cane-eating bees make red-tinted honeyBy Kai RyssdalSeptember 04, 2013PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty ImagesRed honey is showing up in beehives around Utah. The source seems to be the bees, feeding off leftovers from a local factory that makes candy canes.POSTED IN: bees honey ListenreadDownloadDownload
EU looks to protect bees from pesticidesBy Nigel CassidyApril 29, 2013Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesThe vote, which will restrict the use of certain types of pesticides for two years unless decisive new information becomes available, is an effort to protect the dwindling honeybee population. POSTED IN: Europe Environment Agriculture bees ListenreadDownloadDownload