The many facets of honey, from the beehive to a healthy diet, will be spotlighted Friday, Oct. 21, during a special daylong event at the UC Davis Conference Center.

The event “Honey!” will feature honey tastings, a honey-themed lunch and presentations by UC Davis faculty members on the history and merits of honey. Faculty also will talk about why honeybees are in trouble.

The speakers will include bee authorities Eric Mussen, a Cooperative Extension apiculturist; Brian Johnson, an assistant professor; and Norman Gary, a professor emeritus and honeybee showman. All three are from the UC Davis Department of Entomology. Also speaking will be Liz Applegate, author and lecturer for one of the nation’s largest undergraduate nutrition classes, and Professor Emeritus Louis Grivetti, a nutritional geographer, both of the UC Davis Department of Nutrition.

The public event is sponsored by the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science, the UC Davis Department of Entomology and the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.

Admission is $75 for industry members and the general public; $50 for UC faculty, staff and Friends of the Robert Mondavi Institute; and $25 for UC students.

More information and online registration are available at http://robertmondaviinstitute.ucdavis.edu/honey.