Several kinds of bees can make honey, although domestic honeybees are the most famous and best-studied. They make honey from flower nectar, storing it in waxy cells in a comb in the hive. Honey is a ...

Cultivating the best nectar-producing plants for honey bees and other pollinators is a crucial endeavour for both local and regional insect and bird populations. Growing nectar-rich plants is also a ...

(KXAN) – A study by Agricultural Research Service, which is the in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, showed honey bees revisit the same flower patch more often than bumble ...

Nectar, the high-energy 'honey' produced by flowers, might be a brilliant distraction technique to help protect a flower's reproductive parts, according to new research. Rather than merely providing a ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) --New research has found that nectar plays a different role than previously thought -- by acting as the ultimate weapon of distraction for flowers. Nectar is the honey produced by ...

The giant honey flower (Melianthus major) has an interesting look and feel about it. The fast-growing plant has large pinnate leaves made up of 10 to 15 silver-blue-green, serrated leaflets. When the ...

rclassenlayouts / Getty Images/iStockphoto The room was abuzz with excitement as members of the Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association prepared for their annual honey tasting in early August. Jars of ...

California's winter rains are bringing hope for a productive honey season on the Central Coast this year. “We’re looking forward to a really vigorous spring,” said beekeeper John Chestnut. Beekeepers ...