BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — It’s a tiny insect with a massive impact, but in 2025, honeybee populations in Louisiana are facing their worst decline on record. Beekeepers across the state are ...

For Louisiana beekeeper Josh Janway, this March has been one of the worst starts to a honey bee season he can remember. Last year, he was operating with just under 4,000 hives. Now, a confluence of ...

Gueydan, La. - According to the USDA, Louisiana typically produces more than three million pounds of honey but with last year’s drought and deep freeze, the state saw a 44% decrease in honey ...

BATON ROUGE, LA_ Today, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) announced an upcoming opportunity to participate in the Apprenticeship Project for Growing New Beekeepers in ...

DERIDDER, LA (KPLC) - A group of novice and would-be beekeepers recently suited up in protective gear to check hive boxes at Richard Hebert's bee yard near DeRidder. The group is part of the first ...

Over the past several years, there's been plenty of bad news about honeybee health, with worries about collapsing colonies around the globe. But much closer to home -- in yards around the metro New ...

When brother/sister duo Cecil and Cora Mae Gregg became entranced by beekeeping over the course of an idle summer, their parents encouraged them to get involved. With one caveat: they had to figure it ...