If your honey starts to solidify over time, do not worry, because this is completely normal. Raw and unfiltered honey naturally crystallizes naturally crystallizes because of the sugars they contain. If your honey looks hard and crunchy or has even turned completely solid, then it is undergoing crystallization. The chemistry behind crystallization In general, the…
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In beekeeping terminology, honey bound refers to a hive that is overflowed with honey or pollen. Bees are hard workers, and they are constantly collecting nectar and bringing it back to the hive, even if there isn’t enough normal storage space. When a hive becomes overfull, the queen doesn’t have enough room to continue to…
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It was only natural for Honey Nut Cheerios to join in the movement to save our honey bees. In 2017, with “Bring Back the Bees,” the cereal company notably left Buzz the Bee off its cereal boxes, emphasizing its effort to raise awareness about the decline in bee populations in North America. In tandem with…
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Unfortunately, bee bread is not what it sounds like. It does not resemble a typical piece of sandwich bread; instead bee bread is the fermented mixture of pollen and nectar or honey that bees produce in cells. Bee bread is made for consumption by worker bees and larvae, and it is one of their main…
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