Can you eat honeycomb from a beehive?
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A beehive from one of the murals in the Mumford River Lodge in Douglas, Massachusetts. They were painted by Brother Jones in 1953 and are the pride of the Lodge.
Question by corriecorka: Can you eat honeycomb from a beehive?
I see it for sale in shops. What does it taste like? Oh and any other interesting facts on honey while you’re at it.
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yes you can eat it.
some honey facts for you too.
1.) Bees can fly 15 miles/hour.
2.) 2 million flowers have to be tapped by honeybees to produce ONE pound of honey.
3.) It takes over 55,000 miles for a hive of bees to bring you that ONE pound of honey.
4.) Honeybees have 4 wings.
5.) Only female bees work and have stingers.
6.) One honeybee will produce only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in her lifetime.
7.) Bees make 11,400 strokes/minute–creating their “BUZZ” sound.
8.) 50-100 flowers are visited by each honeybee during a collection trip.
9.) Honeybees communicate with each other by dancing! Dancing allows bees to alert each other about where nectar and pollen are located. Each dance explains direction and distance. Bees also communicate with pheromones.
10.) Utah’s state nickname is the Beehive State!
James
January 15, 2012 at 8:12 am
yes i have done
llamedos
January 15, 2012 at 8:19 am
mmmm yes what shop is it for sale in tho i never seen any and would love to buy some
sues
January 15, 2012 at 8:59 am
You can eat the lot or you can chew the wax and honey and spit out the wax. Put it on hot toast and let it soak in…
phoenix
January 15, 2012 at 9:23 am
Yes you can but it tastes bitter compared to honey thats been cleaned sweetened and put in a jar.
My neighbour when i was a child use to have bees and he gave me a taste once i was sick, lol ….. but i was only 7 at the time .
Tinkz
January 15, 2012 at 10:06 am
Yes you can……..and there are different kinds of honey depending are where the hives are located and whatever the dominant flowers in the location makes the different tastes of the honey……try getting information from http://www.honey.com also try looking for the website for The United States National Honey Board and also try getting the information from wikipedia
jonni_hayes
January 15, 2012 at 10:06 am
Honey comb is made of wax .. DON’T eat it .. squeeze it to bring out the honey , filter the honey and eat it ..
Krissshh!!!
January 15, 2012 at 10:38 am
yes, you can eat the honeycomb. well, you can chew it. it’s exactly as if you were chewing wax. which is what it is. it’s quite soft though, and pleasant, and usually it’s been sitting in the honey so it tastes good. then the honey wears away, and it tastes more like straight up beeswax. which is hardly any taste at all. i’d spit that out though. it is fun to chew. a bit like chewing gum, but doesn’t last as long. it doesn’t stay soft like gum.
maybe this is just psychological, but i think honey tastes better when it’s left in the honeycomb. maybe it retains it’s tastes more. or maybe it’s because it’s organic, and local from local bees. yum yum. i want some.
Lisa J
January 15, 2012 at 10:52 am
Yes you can as long as there are no bees in it! lol It is chewy but edible. I used to have it as a kid and occasionally when I find it in the shops. mm yum yum
Here’s a little poem my grandsfather wrote for my dad in the 1920’s. – it’s quite funny.
If I was a bog house bee
Buzzing ’round the lavatory
I’d buzz and buzz and hum and hum
And tickle every ladies bum! – hope it gave you a laugh!
nettyone2003
January 15, 2012 at 11:07 am
You can and it’s delicious, I don’t think it tastes bitter at all. A friend used to give me honey combs as payment for schooling her horses, it seemed a fair exchange to me! Wish I knew somewhere I could buy one now, I haven’t seen them in the shops for years.
shelagh.medic@talk21.com
January 15, 2012 at 11:54 am
Yes, the honey is clearer and more fragrant than the processed stuff (watch out for bees though!).
Very good for hayfever, especially if it’s local honey. And the honecomb itself, while not as flavoursome as the honey, is rather like mild toffee.
Honey won’t go off (ever) if kept carefully – they unearthed some still-edible honey from an Egyptian tomb a couple of years ago.
If you leave it long enough though, in a warmer environment, you might end up with the basis for mead – i.e. fermented honey which is added to mild white wine by the manufacturere to produce a drink between 6 and 14% proof, dpeending on the winery.
Mead’s great for drinking for fun or if you have a nasty tickly cough… Better than cough mixture!
Check it out:
http://www.moniackcastle.co.uk/
SilverSongster
January 15, 2012 at 12:46 pm