American beekeepers lost roughly 1.7 million commercially managed honeybee colonies between the summer of 2024 and the spring ...

As domestic honey production falls, the U.S. is relying more heavily on imported honey while beekeepers struggle to replace lost colonies.

In 1763, Great Britain gained control of Florida from Spain and split it into two separate territories — East Florida and West Florida.  Florida, and other British territories outside the 13 colonies ...

The American flag is the symbol of nation’s integrity, unity and freedom. Adopted in 1777, the American flag's 13 stripes and evolving stars tell a story of the nation's challenging journey from ...

Puritans, the early settlers of the American colonies, might have the reputation for being the strict and chaste, but the truth is that the sect of English Protestants could be relatively socially ...

The Roanoke Colony was established in the late 1500s on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When John White returned in 1590, the settlement was empty. Buildings were dismantled, supplies gone, and no ...

When modern Americans call themselves patriots, they are evoking a sentiment that is 250 years old. In September 1774, nearly two years before the Declaration of Independence, delegates from 12 of the ...