We have North America to thank for acacia honey, which doesn't come from the acacia blooms. Black locust (Robinia pseudocacia) trees -- native to the United States -- were planted across Europe ...

JOHANNESBURG - Bees can do a lot more than just produce honey for your toast. The insects are essential for pollination, and are responsible for 35 percent of the world's crop production.

Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. Bees first convert the nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation and evaporation, then store it as a primary food source in wax ...

Acacia honey has light, floral notes, and some people taste hints of vanilla, says Bruce Shriver, owner of Gowanus Apiary. To make it, bees collect nectar from flowers on black locust trees.