Honey is the sweet, sticky, delicious condiment that’s loved across the world. In 2021, the global honey industry was valued at approximately $8 billion, per Statista. Bees work overtime to produce ...

Have you ever wondered how bees manage to turn nectar into that golden, sticky sweetness we all love? It’s a fascinating process that blends nature’s engineering with the bees' hard work, and it’s ...

Honeybees make honey by collecting nectar, dehydrating it by fanning their wings, and sealing it in the honeycomb with wax. It takes approximately 500-600 bees visiting about two million flowers to ...

A honey bee's life depends on it successfully harvesting nectar from flowers to make honey. Deciding which flower is most likely to offer nectar is incredibly difficult. Getting it right demands ...

Honey is one of those natural products that many people take for granted. Beyond knowing that bees and plants are involved, the average person might not know much about the process. Even though humans ...

Research reveals how millions of years of evolution has engineered honey bees to make fast decisions and reduce risk. Honey bees have to balance effort, risk and reward, making rapid and accurate ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. A honey bee’s life depends on it successfully harvesting nectar from flowers ...

Capri Cafaro sees how honey is harvested and made into a variety of products. Capri explores regional traditions surrounding honey in North Dakota. She visits one of the largest apiaries in the state ...

From extreme heat to drought, climate change is disrupting honey bee health and food sources in the Southeast.