Honey is created by bees who collect flower nectar. The nectar is broken down into simple sugars inside the honeycomb.

Several types of bees produce several types of honey, but honey bees make the honey we know best. Once honey is produced, bees store it in wax structures that we call honeycombs.

Honey can be collected by humans either from wild bee colonies or from domesticated bee hives. Apiculture is the practice of collecting honey from domesticated bees.

Honey varies in color and flavor depending on the flower the nectar was collected from. Due to its relative high level of sweetness, honey is used in cooking as a sweetener in anything from cakes to toast.