BEES AND HONEY // Workshop

Bees, Honey and Mead
Jason Fahrion
May 7th, 2015

In Jason Fahrion's workshop on bee biology and the production of mead, participants sampled about six different excellent honey varieties, which were compared to a honey flavor wheel he helped develop at UC Davis. Fahrion also described his experience as a beekeeper and explained how the Varroa Destructor mite has been invading most honey bee colonies, contributing largely to Colony Collapse Disorder. Participants also considered the history of mead, humankind's earliest fermented beverage, which involves a collaboration with both bees and microbes in its production.