The Bee Apiary at The Oasis Farm will host its first Honeybee Talk and Hive Visit session on July 13 at 10:30 a.m. The Oasis ...

Unlike many jarred foods that spoil quickly after a single dip, honey has an extraordinary ability to stay edible for years, ...

Honey is a natural sweetener, and bacteria loves to feast on sugar. But honey is remarkably resistant to spoilage. What's ...

Kinsale is famed for its concentration of excellent restaurants, independent boutique shops and galleries, as Kate Ryan ...

Melomel: Mead that includes fruit or fruit juice. Metheglin: Mead flavoured with herbs or spices such as cinnamon, ginger or cloves. Cyser: A type of melomel made with apples or apple juice.

Christine Austin brings us her wines of the week, as well as the latest news from around Yorkshire – including how you can get a behind the scenes look at a Yorkshire vineyard.

Today is World Bee Day. Jonathan deBurca Butler speaks to beekeepers and business owners who wax lyrical about community, colonies, and conservation.

Best overall: Hive Mind Hiraeth Heather Mead - £30, Hive Mind Mead and Brew Co Best for a full-bodied late-summer sipper: Stone Circle Mead Co. Elderflower - £19.95, Stone Circle Mead Co.

Capri Cafaro sees how honey is harvested and made into a variety of products. Capri explores regional traditions surrounding honey in North Dakota. She visits one of the largest apiaries in the ...

Because mead is honey-based, the plight of the honey bee is also a concern. The insect faces numerous obstacles due to climate change and toxic chemicals which can affect honey quantities.

The basic production of mead has stayed the same through the years — simply honey and water fermented with yeast. Herbs, fruits and spices are sometimes added to create variations. It tends to fall ...