Honey is a thick, sweet, golden liquid that bees make from flower nectar. When bees visit flowers, they collect nectar and bring it back to their hive, where they process it and store it in waxy hexagonal cells. Beekeepers harvest this honey by carefully removing frames from beehives, and people have been doing this for thousands of years. Ancient Egyptians loved honey so much they buried jars of it with pharaohs, and some of that honey is still perfectly good today because honey almost never spoils.

Honey tastes sweeter than sugar and has a flavor that varies depending on which flowers the bees visited. Clover honey tastes mild and light, while buckwheat honey is dark and strong. You might spread honey on toast, stir it into tea, or drizzle it over yogurt.

People also use honey as a term of affection, calling someone they love “honey” the way they might say “dear” or “sweetie.” When your grandmother calls you honey, she's expressing warmth and fondness.

The phrase the land of milk and honey describes a place of abundance and prosperity, where good things flow freely.