Bees do not create honey; they are actually improving upon a plant product, nectar. The honey we eat is nectar that bees have repeatedly regurgitated and dehydrated. The average American consumes ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic ... vulnerable to a pest called the varroa mite. But Russian bees are more resistant to it, and backyard beekeepers have had ...

Plant a range of flowers in your garden so bees have access to nectar from March to October. Bees love traditional cottage garden flowers and native wildflowers, like primrose, foxglove, and marigolds ...