If you watch the Dan Rather report "Buzzkill" (link is below) the beekeeper at the end has a rather surprising statement when he says the beekeeping industry as we know it will be gone 3 years from now. After talking to Davey, the impression I got was that this might very well be true. There are more corn and soybeans being grown than ever before at the same time spraying of crops is growing too. Farmers and growers that need bees to pollinate their fields are already having trouble renting bees for pollination. Next year might look kind of scary when bees are nowhere to be found.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ5riRX1_3w

Just found this article on unusual uses for honey. Pretty good! http://lifehackery.com/2009/02/02/15-unconventional-uses-for-honey/

Here is a video that helps bring to light the serious reality that U.S. Beekeepers and farmers are facing this year due to bee loss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ5riRX1_3w

Bee-ing around a lot of bees can be intimidating for most people. I asked Davey (a lifelong beekeeper) how many times he has been stung. It was mid-afternoon when I spoke with him and he said he had been stung 6 times that day! (Yes, it still stings but you get more used to it). I also asked if there are factors that influence bees to sting. He said it depends on the weather. Just like people, some bees get temperamental with the temperature. Also, just so you know, the odds of dying from a bee, hornet or wasp sting is 1 in 6.1 million.