http://maarec.cas.psu.edu/bkCD/HBBiology/history.htm That’s some info on importing honey bees. I’ve also heard that alot of beekeepers feed corn syrup, or that corn syrup is an ingredient in feed, to their bees..there... (47 replies, last updated by alkapal August 25, 2009)

I echo the chant to get North of Boston folks to check out Honey Bees. Excellent food: their downfall (although they survived for over a year) will probably be their lack of a liquor lisence. I had dinner last night at the main... (2 replies, last updated by prissl January 13, 2003)

'babe and I stopped in at La Colmena (Honey Bee) market in Mexican town the other day after picking up some of Evie’s finest tamales for the holidays. We haven’t been there for a while and were pleasantly surprised.... (7 replies, last updated by momskitchen December 31, 2007)

I have seen jars of this local honey lately. Does anyone have any idea where I can buy this (especially close to Berkeley)? Thanks. (1 reply, last updated by rworange September 18, 2009)

I saw in SF Weekly an ad that Mitchell’s ice cream has a new flavor: honey bee. Wildflower honey ice cream w/ dates & pecans. Anyone try it? (3 replies, last updated by Pei June 1, 2008)

A decade ago, for some years, our local PBS radio station KCBX-FM held a fundraiser promotion which included a cheesecake ‘bakeoff’. After several wonderful yearly contests, the doughboy people’s lawyer sent a... (8 replies, last updated by WildSwede November 26, 2007)

grocery store on California Ave. in Palo Alto, and my usual is Los Altos Hills honey that I buy at DiMartini’s. Is this the best that I’ll find? Other ideas on where to look? Also, I’ve grown addicted to yogurt... (1 reply, last updated by Alan408 November 1, 2004)

A friend pointed me to this thread —> http://www.hashkafah.com/Billy-Bee-Honey-Barbecue-Sauce-Toronto-t59795.html From it I see a few things 1: Billy Bee Honey Products, maker of Canada’s leading brand of honey, has been... (15 replies, last updated by Kagemusha September 18, 2009)

I must have made my garden habitable for bees because I now have a small hive growing on a palm frond. It’s only about an inch by 2 inches. It’s growing in segments like a honey comb, so I’m assuming its a bee... (10 replies, last updated by morwen June 27, 2009)

, including rheumatic joints and a sore back. A Seminole neighbor of his (this was the early '60’s) recommended raw honey and even the stings of live bees on his joints to ease the pain and stiffness. He said it was a little... (18 replies, last updated by flavrmeistr June 1, 2002)

For local flavor Amy Ruth’s on 116th sells honey from bees on their roof. (14 replies, last updated by Striver September 25, 2006)

I love 0% Fage Yogurt drizzled with honey. I have tried various honeys (local, buckwheat, lights and darks) and still I prefer the very available Sue Bee Orange Blossom. Are there others that you love that I should try? (74 replies, last updated by Belmo May 11, 2008)

bee parts still in it. Not for me! I just made some hot cocoa from scratch and used honey instead of sugar. It was very tasty. (33 replies, last updated by cooknKate January 22, 2007)

. Honey produced near where you live has long been considered a great help in combating allergies. When we kept bees at home here in OK (just for our own use, not commercial) we often had requests from allergy sufferers who took... (3 replies, last updated by Betty September 18, 2000)

Yesterday at my local farmer’s market, I noticed an unfamiliar product sold by one of the honey-sellers: bee pollen! It looks like tiny yellow and brown pebbles. What does one do with bee pollen? Any recipes? I felt like... (5 replies, last updated by marthasway March 15, 2009)