Is honey bee vomit?

"Although many sources refer to the honey bee crop as the 'honey stomach,' it is not a place where consumed foods are being digested in honey bees.". In their book, Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping, authors Dewey Caron and Lawrence John "Larry" Connor define the honey stomach as a a "honey sac.". read more

That processor bee then stores the nectar in its honey crop and regurgitates it to a bee that’s closer to the honeycomb for storage. So, honey is really the vomit of many bees combined. During the collection and regurgitation process, the nectar is mixed with an enzyme in the bee that changes the chemical composition and pH of the nectar, making it better for long-term storage. read more