Understand honey
How honey forms, why it crystallises and how its origin remains traceable.
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Bee knowledge.
The world behind our honey.
The Bergpark is where our honey story begins. Discover the world behind it: bees, their honey and the landscape they share.
The world behind our honey
Three lives.
One colony.
Worker, queen and drone: follow their lives through the hive in our illustrated story.
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Explore the knowledge magazine, with articles about bees, honey and nature.
All topics at a glance →The magazine articles are currently in German.
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A closer look
at the world of bees.
The following articles on Bienenleben.info are in German.
Life in a honey bee colony
From brood and comb building to division of labour, communication and swarming.
Discover wild bees
Their diversity, their food and the places they need for nesting.
Bees and flowers
The evolution of bees and their long shared history with flowering plants.
Nature for bees
Pollination, flowering plants and small steps towards more habitat in a garden.
The Asian hornet
Identification, context and reporting observations to the responsible authority.
Questions about our honey
Short answers.
Further reading.
Why does honey taste different each year?
Flowering times, weather and the food available nearby all change. As a result, the colour, texture and flavour of each harvest vary naturally.
More about harvest and origin ↗What does 'each location kept separate' mean?
We do not blend the harvests from our different apiaries. This preserves each honey's sense of place.
Explore the origin of honey ↗What is the difference between spring and summer honey?
Spring honey comes from the year's early blossoms, while summer honey comes from plants that flower later. Beekeepers call these the early and late nectar flows. At each location, we harvest and jar the two separately.
The beekeeping year in the magazine ↗Does crystallisation mean something is wrong?
No. Almost all unprocessed honey crystallises sooner or later. When this happens depends mainly on its natural mix of sugars.
Crystallisation explained ↗Discover bees in person.
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