Question

Honey is

• A. Nectar of flower
• B. Nectar stored in the honey sac.
• C. Nectar mixed with saliva and stored in the honey sac
• D. Nectar and water sucked by the honey bee.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Nectar mixed with saliva and stored in the honey sac

The correct option is C.

Explanation of correct option:

1. Honey is a highly sweet gel-like substance produced from the nectar collected from flowers by honey bees.
2. Bees collect floral nectar, which is converted or metabolized into simple sugars and stored in the honeycomb.
3. The worker bee regurgitates this nectar.
4. It is transferred to one of the inside bees and then transmitted from bee to bee mouth-to-mouth until the moisture level is reduced from roughly 70% to 20%.
5. As a result, the nectar becomes honey.
6. Thus, honey is actually nectar mixed with saliva and stored in the honey sac.

Final Answer: Honey is nectar mixed with saliva and stored in the honey sac.