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Honeypot ants feed on sweet nectar and death.

All Winter, These Ants Make the Ultimate Sweet Sacrifice to Their Colony

Their syrupy death is medicinal for humans, too.

Shoshi Parks December 5, 2023

This illustration from a Medieval manuscript shows bees returning to a skep hive.

The Magic Spells That Herded Medieval Bees

For European beekeepers, “swarm charms” were once a tool of the trade.

Andrew Coletti October 20, 2023

The panels on every AŽ hive house tell a story.

Slovenia's Beautiful Beehives Turn Apiaries Into Art

Dating back to the 18th century, AŽ hive panels depict stories of marriage, damnation, and daily life.

Rebecca L. Rhoades September 29, 2023

Scientists estimate there are some 4,000 bees native to the United States alone—but many of them are struggling to survive in our warming, pesticide-ridden world.

To Save America's Native Bees, the Oregon Bee Project Is Mapping Every Single One

The project aims to make a complete 'bee atlas,' detailing every single local pollinator.

Kate Raphael September 22, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Honeytree Meadery

Sip mead from an East Nashville apiary while snacking on barbacoa tacos.

The six types of bees here coexist.

Rancho Grande, Mexico

Meliponicultura in Rancho Grande Valle Nacional

A small outpost dedicated to protecting the stingless bees native to Oaxaca.

Leydy Pech considers traditional Maya beekeeping an "ancestral" calling.

The Keeper of Sacred Bees Who Took on a Giant

To save her native Maya bees and their shrinking forests, Leydy Pech waged a fierce campaign on multiple fronts.

Gemma Tarlach March 23, 2022

A hive in Lamjung, Nepal, likely of bees that can make mad honey.

Mad Honey

This hallucinogenic honey can sell for over $60 a pound on the black market.

A honey hunting scene at abrigo de Barranco Gómez in Castellote, Teruel, Spain.

Found: A 7,500-Year-Old Cave Painting of Humans Gathering Honey

Back then, it was more like hunting.

Omnia Saed December 16, 2021

Virginia Webb fills honey bottles inside the honey house at Mtn Honey in Clarkesville, Georgia.

The Blue Ridge Honey Made ‘by Bees and Angels’

Produced only in these mountains, it's regularly named best in the world.

Rachel Kester August 19, 2021

Stand back when caramelizing honey or face the wrath of an erupting sugar volcano.

The Quest to Recreate a Lost and ‘Terrifying’ Medieval Mead

Bochet vanished for centuries, but meadmakers are bringing it back—at least in spirit.

Gemma Tarlach August 12, 2021

Marco, part of the beekeeping team at Miel’s D’Anicet, inspects a frame in search of a queen.

How a Canadian Beekeeper Breeds New Queens

Honeybees aren't your typical livestock.

Shaun Pett July 6, 2021

Bees, pictured here flocking to wild fennel, could have gotten more than they're bargaining for.

Radioactive Honey Preserves the Legacy of Nuclear Testing

Cesium 137 shows up in small amounts still detectable today.

Susan D’Agostino May 18, 2021

A local beekeeper is selling the invasive-species honey (technically honeydew) under the name Doom Bloom.

When Life Gave Pennsylvania Spotted Lanternflies, Its Bees Made Spotted Lanternfly Honey

A smoky-sweet flavor, courtesy of an invasive species.

Alexandra Jones March 16, 2021

A <em>balam-kab</em>, a bee whose sole work is to guard and protect the hive's entrance from intruders.

The Protector of Mexico's Hidden Hives of Stingless Bees

Construction worker Efrain Cab comes from a long line of beekeepers.

Agostino Petroni July 9, 2020

The Bee Museum, Rhodes.

Bee Museum of Rhodes

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

White Kiawe Honey

This pristine honey with a cool menthol aftertaste is produced by honeybees that feast on a Hawaiian mesquite forest.

Michael Joshin Thiele became an apiculturist after a series of vivid dreams about bees.

The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

By handling bees with his bare hands, Michael Joshin Thiele seeks to better understand them.

Vittoria Traverso June 12, 2019