Jenny Hubbard, president of the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary in Newtown, was concerned to hear recently that the sanctuary’s apiary with one million honey bees shrank from 17 hives to ...

Honeybee populations are again declining, threatening crops. But the honeybee is not the only bee that can work in the fields ...

We’re here to break down the differences between six common types of honey and what they’re best used for ... sac break down the nectar. When the bees get back to the hive, they pass this ...

Worldwide, there are over 20,000 bee species in seven Families. Some commonly encountered and recognizable genera in eastern North America are described below. Since 2006, when large die-offs of honey ...

This isn’t just bad news for beekeepers and people who love honey. Pollinators are essential for all sorts of U.S. agriculture. This population decline means fewer pollinators for crops like almonds, ...

There are about 300 different types of honey, each determined by the source of the nectar or what the bees eat. For example, blueberry honey is retrieved from the flowers of the blueberry bush ...

Do not use manuka honey if you have diabetes, an allergy to bees, or are under the age of one. Manuka honey is a type of honey exclusively found in New Zealand. Because the window for bees to ...

Poland is a ‘land of milk and honey’: Polish bee-keeping and mead-making traditions go back to pre-Christian times and they are still alive and well. Each region is famous for its own type of honey.

The discovery could support the growth of stingless bee honey markets, and ultimately enable healthier sweet treats of all types, the scientists argue. Similar to the familiar European honeybee ...