Editing Honey (section)

=== By other insects ===
Honey bees are not the only [[Eusociality|eusocial insects]] to produce honey. All non-parasitic [[bumblebee]]s and [[stingless bee]]s produce honey. Some wasp species, such as ''[[Brachygastra lecheguana]]'' and ''[[Brachygastra mellifica]],'' found in South and Central America, are known to feed on nectar and produce honey.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bequaert |first=J.Q. |date=1932 |title=The Nearctic social wasps of the subfamily polybiinae (Hymenoptera; Vespidae) |journal=Entomologica Americana}}</ref> Other wasps, such as ''[[Polistes versicolor]]'', also consume honey. In the middle of their life cycles they alternate between feeding on protein-rich pollen and feeding on honey, which is a far [[Energy density|denser]] source of [[food energy]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Britto |first1=Fábio Barros |last2=Caetano |first2=Flávio Henrique |year=2006 |title=Morphological Features and Occurrence of Degenerative Characteristics in the Hypopharyngeal Glands of the Paper Wasp Polistes versicolor (Olivier) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |journal=Micron |volume=37 |issue=8 |pages=742–47 |doi=10.1016/j.micron.2006.03.002 |pmid=16632372}}</ref>