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Why Honey Is Neither Bee Vomit Nor Bee Barf

"Honey is bee vomit!" "Honey is bee barf!" How many times have you heard that? Strong-willed arguments flash rapidly, pointedly and furiously, much like guard bees defending their colony in the fall from would-be robbers.  Just when you think...

Honey is a special treat fresh off the frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey is a special treat fresh off the frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey is a special treat fresh off the frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A frame of pure gold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A frame of pure gold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A frame of pure gold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 3:52 PM
Tags: bee barf (2), bee vomit (3), Eric Mussen (270), honey (39), honey bee guru (2), UC Davis (325)

Honey Is Not Bee Vomit

For years, uninformed folks have declared that honey is "bee vomit." It's not. These things are inequitably false. 1. The world is flat. 2. Einstein said that "if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years...

Honey is not bee vomit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey is not bee vomit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey is not bee vomit. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 8:50 PM
Tags: bee vomit (3), honey (39), honey sac (1), honey stomach (1)

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