Honey producers are animals that produce honey, most notably bees. Bees are the primary honey producers, as they are the only known insect to produce honey in large quantities. Honey is produced by bees when they collect nectar from flowers and store it in their honey stomachs. The nectar is then broken down into simple sugars and stored in the hive as honey. Bees also produce wax, which is used to build their hives.