Where was the world’s oldest honey found? We thought it would be fun to look at the three oldest known honey finds in the world as of September 2019. Just think, these honeys can still be eaten today because antimicrobial honey never goes bad. The world’s oldest known references to collecting honey are from the 8,000 y

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    1 year ago

    Bees are very cool! I had a beekeeper come to my house yesterday to remove bees from my water meter box. It was a very young hive - couple of weeks - a little bigger than a cantaloupe. He left me the honey and said it would have a higher water content/shorter shelf life because it was new. The bees flap their wings over it to help evaporate the water.