Using Bee Spit: Incorporating Honey into Your Life
“Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.” – Robert Green Ingersoll All other honey requires flowers; lots and lots of them. This golden, sweet, and sticky substance is more than just...
View ArticleTexas Honey Production Is Up As Drought Abates
The bees were hungry. Months of sweltering heat with little rain blanched the landscape. Flowers withered, if they bloomed at all. The drought, a death rattle to so many farmers and ranchers in Texas,...
View ArticleWhy Honey Might Be The Best Thing For Your Skin
Golden, sticky, and made from the spit of Apis mellifera, honey is a substance like no other. I previously wrote about the health benefits of adding honey to your diet. Now, we will talk about the...
View ArticleGMOs and the Dwindling Bee Population: The Deadly Connection
The nightmarish consequences of tampering with nature through GMOs continue to unfold, as one of the worst fears associated with them are being seen – honeybees are dying off at an alarming rate around...
View ArticleHow Honey Might Help Fight Our Antibiotic Resistance Problems
The emergence of bacterial infections resistant to antibiotic treatment is a predicament that becomes more extreme with each passing year. One of the more surprising solutions to this global health...
View ArticleBreaking Food News: More Than 75 Percent of Honey Products are Fake
If you buy your honey from a supermarket, chances are it is a sweet imposter, as it doesn’t contain any pollen, the essential ingredient that makes it real. This vital component of honey makes the...
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