Honey is as old as humanity itself.
It has been utilized not just for its nutritional value but also for its therapeutic and cosmetic properties since ancient times. Honey and beekeeping have played important roles in human history for thousands of years. Humans have been keeping bees for as long as we have been cave paintings, and these depictions date back to prehistoric times.
Honey is known for its ability to resist spoilage due to its low moisture content, high acidity, and the presence of hydrogen peroxide, which is produced by the enzymatic activity of bees. These factors create an inhospitable environment for bacteria and other microorganisms to grow, which helps extend its shelf life.
The National Honey Board also agrees. They say, “Honey stored in sealed containers can remains stable for decades and even centuries!”
The reason for the magical longevity of honey lies in its biological makeup. Because of the sugar content and low pH of honey, as well as the bees’ honey-making process, organisms that can spoil food won’t survive in honey. But honey has to be natural and sealed properly to enjoy its long lifespan.
Properly stored honey can indeed last for a very long time.
Even though honey doesn’t have an expiration date, it can still undergo natural changes. The National Honey Board says that over time honey may “darken and lose its aroma and flavor or crystallize,” depending on changes in temperature.
This won’t change the taste or smell of your honey and certainly doesn’t mean your honey has expired!
Only natural, real honey undergoes these normal changes and can last for thousands of years. Processed or altered honey doesn’t preserve the natural benefits of honey. And those natural benefits go far beyond a long lifespan.
Honey that’s over 3,000 years old was discovered by Archaeologists in King Tut’s tomb in 1922. It was still edible!
Honey from honeybees is as old as
For nearly a century, the 3,000-year-old honey from King Tut’s tomb was considered the earliest example of honey ever discovered. Archaeologists excavating the tomb of the pharaoh King Tut in 1922 came upon jars of honey. Some think it was put there to cheer him up on his way to the afterlife from the celestial realm.
The most amazing thing about honey is not how old it is, but rather the fact that you can still eat it after thousands of years
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