Michael, everything I found said it's virtually indestructible -- honey might crystallize, but even then it's still safe to eat. Mainly, it's important to keep out the moisture, however you store it.
They use it as a stockpile to survive the winter when there are no flowers to forage from. Keeping a hive warm takes a lot of energy. The bees contract their muscles to generate the heat. All that muscle contraction is fuelled by honey.
I'd previously seen honey compared to bee vomit. Your comparison to bee spit makes it sound so much more palatable!
I'll take spit over vomit any day
Simply amazing info. Does modern food processing and packaging ruin its "forever" qualities?
Michael, everything I found said it's virtually indestructible -- honey might crystallize, but even then it's still safe to eat. Mainly, it's important to keep out the moisture, however you store it.
And what is it that bees do for themselves with all that honey, besides share it with humans, bears and other creatures?
They use it as a stockpile to survive the winter when there are no flowers to forage from. Keeping a hive warm takes a lot of energy. The bees contract their muscles to generate the heat. All that muscle contraction is fuelled by honey.