Did You Know...?

The history of the honey bee dates back as early as 6000 BC. References to honey as a medicine are found in ancient scrolls, tablets and books. Stone Age paintings depict honey hunting, documen human use of honey for at least 8,000 years. From this long, beneficial history, we've assembled some fascinating facts about honey and the hard-working bees that produce it:

Honey is the only food produced by insects for human consumption.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil.
A honey bee can fly up to 15 miles per hour.
The average worker honey bee makes 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
The average life span of a worker honey bee is 4 to 6 weeks.
Honey bees must tap 2,000,000 flowers to make one pound of honey.
A hive of honey bees must fly over 55,000 miles to bring in one pound of honey.
It would require about one ounce (about 2 tablespoons) of honey to fuel a honey bee's flight around the world.
Honey bees must gather 10 pounds of nectar to produce a single pound of honey.
A honey bee visits 50-100 flowers during a single collection trip.
Honey bees communicate through a series of "dances" and use the sun as a reference point to communicate the angle of flight required to reach newly discovered nectar-bearing flowers.

What's Cookin'...

Honey?

Honey Butter, that's what! Simple and delicious, a real treat for your family. Speaking of treats, why not stir up a batch of our "Bee Healthy" Honey Oatmeal Cookies from the recipe section!