diff --git a/src/main/resources/brapi/sql/R__species.sql b/src/main/resources/brapi/sql/R__species.sql
index 9353eb5e1..00c1b7042 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/brapi/sql/R__species.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/brapi/sql/R__species.sql
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '13', 'O
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '14', 'Citrus') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '15', 'Sugar Cane') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '16', 'Strawberry') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
-INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '17', 'Honey') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
+-- for the Honey Bee case, want to overwrite name, not preserve existing
+INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '17', 'Honey Bee') ON CONFLICT (id) DO UPDATE SET crop_name = EXCLUDED.crop_name;
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '18', 'Pecan') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '19', 'Lettuce') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO crop (auth_user_id, id, crop_name) VALUES ('anonymousUser', '20', 'Cotton') ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.31.0__update_species_honey.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.31.0__update_species_honey.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f126b559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V1.31.0__update_species_honey.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * See the NOTICE file distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+UPDATE species SET common_name = 'Honey Bee' WHERE common_name = 'Honey';