ANYONE FOR ANT HONEY

Although we tend to think of Honeybees as the only true honey producer, the products of other members of their extended family, most notably the Bumbles and certain Ants, have long had a place in the human food chain.

Interestingly, the honey of the Australian Honeypot Ant, eaten and used medicinally by First Nations peoples for millennia, has been confirmed to have anti-microbial properties in Scientific testing. Researchers Andrew Dong and Dr. Kenya Fernandes from the Carter Lab at Sydney University found that the honey was very effective against infections of Staphylococcus, and several fungal infections that are both problematic and difficult to treat.

(SciTech Daily Sept 21st 2023)