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The Texas beekeeping boom was the result of a chance meeting between a hobbyist beekeeper and a legislative aide for a rookie state lawmaker.

SAN ANTONIO -- Some tips that entomologist Molly Keck recently gave 26 aspiring beekeepers: Beetles might eat the pollen patties meant to feed their bees. Bees might get cranky when its overcast. If people drive too long with bees that arent properly sealed, the bees might escape into the car.

SAN ANTONIO — Some tips that entomologist Molly Keck recently gave 26 aspiring beekeepers: Beetles might eat the pollen patties meant to feed their bees. Bees might get cranky when

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Chance helped Texas become the top U.S. beekeeping state. And 12 years after tax breaks for keeping bees on at least 5 acres, people are still getting into it.

HB 590 wants only honey “exclusively” made in Texas to be labeled as “Texas honey,” but that’s not as sweet a deal as it seems.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far southwestern North Dakota that will serve people in three of the top five honey producing states in

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commercial beekeeping supply business has opened in far southwestern North Dakota that will serve people in three of the top five honey producing states in the country. State Department of Commerce officials say Commercial Bee Supply in Hettinger is meant bolster the beekeeping and other agriculture sectors in the community and region.