APIARIST is a word some are baffled by, let alone one we can spell, and yet Richard Foote is a master of both. Not only is the apiarist - known to most folk as a beekeeper - an expert at keeping bees, ...

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In an old grey jacket and beaten-up hat, John "Tractor" Ferguson meanders across the red dirt. His face is difficult to read, but his eyes scan the treetops, searching for the ones in bloom. In his ...

Apiarist finished fourth in a handicap at last year's York Ebor Festival. WHEN William Haggas has an unexposed handicapper heading to a big York handicap it often pays to take notice. His Bullet Point ...

With a background in food policy and environmental causes, Karyn Bigelow already understood how vital bees are to the environment. But the isolation during 2020 sent her on a path to help diversify ...

Manitoba’s provincial apiarist says some commercial beekeepers are leaving the industry due to challenges caused by pests and unstable weather conditions. “Beekeepers are struggling,” said Manitoba ...