![First-year honey bees from the hive of backyard beekeeper Calvin King of Albany.](https://secure.caes.uga.edu/news/multimedia/images/1516/FirstHiveCalvinKinglr.jpg)
Beekeeping Basics
A burgeoning interest in the benefits of delicious, local honey and increased concern for pollinator health has led more and more Americans to start keeping their own bees.