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Did you know?

• honey bees must visit approximately 2 million flowers to make 1 lb. of honey.
• honey bees pollinate approximately 25% of all the foods humans consume.
• honey bees are the ONLY insects that produce food for humans.
• honey bees have 4 wings that beat 11,400 times per minute.
• honey is one of the oldest foods in existence. It was found in the tomb of King Tut and was still edible.
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Apitherapy

• Apitherapy is the use of Bee Products (such as honey, pollen, venom, etc.) for medicinal purposes. For more information, articles, and links on apitherapy click here.

Articles

• Diseases, Mites, Pests & Controls by Bill Troup
• Honey Robber Cave Painting by Kirsten Traynor
• Pollinator Preferences and Conservation by Nicole Cerqueira
• The Buzz on Bees: A Fun Quiz & Recipes from Flickerwood
• Raw Honey: As Good As Gold by Dave Simmons
• Queen Rearing: Adventures in Nebraska (pdf with photos) by Kirsten Traynor
• Queen Rearing: Adventures in Nebraska (html: text only) by Kirsten Traynor

Recipes

• Wild Honey Wet Nuts Ice Cream Topping by Joe Brotherton

Poetry

• Nectar Flow by Kirsten Shoshanna Traynor
• The Song of Bees by Kirsten Shoshanna Traynor
• The Bee by Emily Dickinson

Books

Art

Misc.

MD Bee welcomes submissions in any of the above categories. Do you have a great family recipe that uses honey? Have you written a poem about bees? We would love to hear from you. If we use your submission on our website, we will credit you and link to your website if you wish.