As the growing your own food movement gains momentum, many people are considering keeping bees in their backyard. People who are entertaining this idea have questions about starting this endeavor. One ...

The Iowa State University Extension office that serves Hamilton County is offering a beginners class on bee keeping.

Veteran beekeeper Oscar Carlson of Onalaska says anyone planning to start keeping bees had better be prepared to get stung. “That’s part of the game; you have to assume you’re going to get stung,” ...