Lindsay crudele is a james beard award-winning writer based in Boston.

No-sting operation: Beekeeper networks stand ready to capture swarms

No-sting operation: Beekeeper networks stand ready to capture swarms

Desperately looking for more space, a better place, or to overthrow their queen, these insects set out on their own house hunt

There’s nothing like a freebie — especially when the prize is free bees.

When you’re not expecting them, several thousand honeybees in your yard can be a startling sight. But what looks like a pest control call to the average person is a jackpot to a local network of beekeepers who are poised to pounce during summer’s “swarm season.”

Read more at the Boston Globe.

Invasion of the biodiversity snatchers

Invasion of the biodiversity snatchers

Boston Globe: A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years (& ongoing coverage)

Boston Globe: A 94-year-old artist is ordered to leave Provincetown dune shack after 77 years (& ongoing coverage)