While many enjoy honey with their breakfast, not many would keep bee hives in their gardens. Buckingham Palace is home to four Italian honey bee hives situated on an island in the palace gardens.

A member of Boston University’s Beekeeping Club with their new bees. The club received a new hive of Italian Honey Bees in March — the first shipment of bees since a mite infestation killed their ...

Chuck Burden, beekeeper with Mountain House Apiaries, handles Italian honey bees at the Black Bear Solar project in Buckingham County. (Courtesy of Dominion Energy) Dominion Energy’s 1.6 MW Black Bear ...

Some 200,000 honey bees have taken up residence on the roof of Fortnum & Mason. Based in four hives, the Italian carnaroli bees are known for being placid and should produce a rare, super-sweet honey.