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How do Bees make Honey?

​​ How do Bees make Honey? You may have seen HoneyBees buzzing around flowers. If you watch them without getting too close, you will see them crawl right down into a flower. They are searching for a few drops of the sweet nectar, or sugar water, that the flower makes. The bee will carry a load of nectar from a lot of flowers back to the hive. Then the bees will use their wings to move a little draft of air to evaporate most of the water. What's left is honey.

Does Honey have an Expiry Date?

Does Honey have an Expiry Date? Honey’s low moisture content and high acidity create an inhospitable environment for the bacteria and other microbes that cause food to spoil. It also has traces of hydrogen peroxide, an effective antibacterial agent. If exposed to air, though, moisture can get in, so it needs to be kept in a sealed container to last indefinitely.