Eli5: How is honey made by bees?

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Eli5: How is honey made by bees?

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Beekeeper checking in – lots of info, some correct, some not

Bees collect nectar in a honey crop. When they get back they pass the honey to an intermediary bee who takes it to the comb. During the time the nectar is in the honey crop it is being exposed to enzymes. Bees can fan the nectar once it is in comb. It is not consider honey until the water content is about 17% and the bees cap it with wax