A honey stick is a sealed straw holding 5 to 7 grams of honey, about 15 to 21 calories. This guide explains how to read the label, how long sticks last, what they cost per ounce and why babies under 12 months must not have them.
A bee swarm in a tree is usually a calm, temporary rest stop that moves on within hours to a few days. Here is why it clusters there, how to stay safe around it, and when to call a beekeeper.
No licence is needed to keep bees anywhere in the UK, but reporting notifiable diseases and varroa, import rules, medicine records and honey labels are legal duties. Several rules differ between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Kansas repealed its state bee law in 2002, so there is no state hive registration or inspection. This guide covers the city codes that do apply, BeeCheck KS, and selling honey under K.S.A. 65-689 and the 2026 HB 2158 exemption.
Illinois requires every beekeeper to register their colonies with the state Department of Agriculture, free, within 10 days. This guide covers hive marking, inspections, moving permits, penalties, Chicago and suburban rules, and honey sales.
New York requires every beekeeper to register free each year with the Department of Agriculture and Markets, and New York City adds a per-hive Health Department registration. This guide explains inspections, disease reporting, honey sales, taxes and penalties, with section numbers.
Sweat bees are small native bees in the family Halictidae that land on people to drink the salt in sweat. How to identify them, how mild their sting is, where they nest and why they are worth keeping around.
Honey, raw or pasteurized, is safe for most pregnant women because the botulism warning applies to babies under 12 months. Count it as added sugar, and ask your doctor or midwife first if you have gestational diabetes or a bowel condition.
Does honey expire? Sealed, dry honey stays stable for decades, and the usual two-year date is a quality estimate, not a safety deadline. Here is what honey shelf life really means and how to tell when a jar has gone bad.