The following six families of bees are found in the New York City area: the Colletidae (18 species), Halictidae (46 species), Andrenidae (63 species), Melittidae (3 species, although these have not ...

Everyone knows honey comes from bees: They pollinate flowers by drinking the nectar and bringing it back to their hive where all the magic happens. However, if you were under the impression that all ...

If you've spent time browsing the stalls at the farmers market, you may already know that there are several types of honey. In fact, there are over 300 varieties! Many factors affect the honey's ...

Honey, you’ve got options. Honey is a sweetener, but it’s more than simply sweet. The flavor of raw, unpasteurized honey is a direct reflection of the land. Each drop is a story of where the honeybees ...

We updated this article in June 2023 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. Well, it’s about that time: prime season for winged insects to ...

Bees are, well, the bee’s knees. They are master pollinators. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, these busy pollinators “contribute to 35 percent of the world’s ...