Did you know there would be no honey without wax? You see, bee wax is the foundation of the hive. Honey bees build their comb from wax. 2WTK got an up close look at how bees make beeswax with Chuck ...

As a girl, one of my favorite things to do with Grandpa was tie a rock to a string, then dip it over and over into a Folger's coffee can containing melted beeswax to make taper candles. They always ...

Nick Stromme attended his first ever 4-H meeting on Sept. 11, 2022 — at the age of 45. Stromme, of rural Hatton, North Dakota, attended our first club meeting of the new 4-H year, and the experience ...

All around the world bees are busy turning nectar from flowers into sweet, golden honey. That’s what I found out from my friend Brandon Hopkins, a honey bee researcher at Washington State University.

Transforming nectar into sweet honey is a tireless process that calls for incredible teamwork among bees. That and a lot of vomiting. (But more on that later.) In honor of bees, the sweet fruit of ...

Take a look at the chemistry and science that happens in bees stomachs to produce honey. Honey is great. It’s perfect for drizzling over your toast or stirring into your tea, it’s also the special ...

As a science cat, I don’t stir honey into my tea or drizzle it on my biscuits. I don’t have taste receptors for sweet things. Honey doesn’t have a taste to me. But my human friends gobble up the honey ...