Do sweat bees produce honey?

from: L. West/Photo Researchers, Inc. Sweat Bee, common name for any of a large family of bees, many of which are attracted to the salts in human perspiration. Most sweat bees are small to medium-sized, 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.40 in) long. read more

Scientific classification: Sweat bees belong to the family Halictidae, order Hymenoptera. The common eastern sweat bee is Dialictus zephrum. The alkali bee is Nomia melanderi. Parasitic sweat bees are found in the genus Sphecodes. So ,no they don’t make honey. read more

Sweat Bees October 1, 2012 • Cool Entomology Because we focus the majority of our time and energy into honey bees by working in the field, running samples and writing reports, it is easy for us to forget that other pollinators exist and play an important part in our ecosystem. read more

Sweat Bee, common name for any of a large family of bees, many of which are attracted to the salts in human perspiration. Most sweat bees are small to medium-sized, 3 to 10 mm (0.12 to 0.40 in) long. They are generally black or metallic colored, and some are brilliant green or brassy yellow. read more