Honey

Honey is a sweet and sticky food. It is golden or brown in color. Bees make honey from the nectar of flowers. People have eaten honey for thousands of years. You can spread it on bread or put it in tea.

How Bees Make Honey

Bees fly from flower to flower. They drink a sweet juice called nectar. They store the nectar in a special tummy. Back at the hive, they pass it to other bees. The bees chew it and put it into little wax rooms called cells. They flap their wings to dry it out. Then it turns into honey.

Honey as Food

Honey tastes very sweet. People use it to make cakes, cookies, and drinks. Some people put it on toast or in yogurt. Honey can last a very long time without going bad. It is also used in some medicines to help sore throats.

Fun Facts

• One bee makes only about one-twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its whole life.
• Honey comes in many colors and flavors, depending on the flowers the bees visit.
• Honey found in ancient Egyptian tombs was still good to eat after thousands of years.

Did You Know?

Bees have to visit about two million flowers to make just one pound of honey!