Louisiana beekeepers have been hit hard this year by colony loss, as has the industry nationwide. Why are so many bees dying?

Work is underway on a multi-million dollar renovation project to restore parts of the historic Merced County Courthouse Museum building that have deteriorated over the years. Crews began erecting ...

If kids want, paint and decorate the outside of the bee hotel. Solitary bee species—which don’t live together in hives—prefer dark spots to nest, so have children choose dark colors.

Scaffolding surrounds the Merced County Courthouse Museum as work is underway on a multi-million dollar project to restore portions of the building’s deteriorating exterior in Merced, Calif.