Using their extra-toothed mandible, they will slice and chew the flesh off, coating the meat in their acid-rich saliva before consumption. The bee will transport the chewed carrion back to the colony where it’s regurgitated into wax pots, different from the honey pots.
Here, the meat will be mixed with honey and left to mature over a period of 14 days. During this curing time, it will become a paste-like substance that is rich in free amino acids and sugars. This paste is fed to their young, who need it to grow.
So basically a potted meat but with sugar instead of fat. Apparently they also keep normal honey that’s separate from the meat honey. Bees are so fucking cool.
As vulture bee honey is derived from animal flesh, it is not suitable for vegetarians.
Phew that’s good to know! Nearly gourged myself on some corpse honey
Honey produced by vulture bees is a pleasant tasting and sweet smelling honey-like liquid.
It’s strange that it doesn’t taste like rotten flesh.
I read it tastes a bit more like cheese/butter.
Thank you, this comment made me feel unwell
Because regular honey tastes just like pollen?
No it doesn’t. It would be strange. Regular honey is made from nectar.
I would not want the honey from Resident Evil anywhere near my breakfast.
This one probably needs a NSFW filter, for “I was eating” reasons 😅
NSFE
a smoky, salty, and savory taste rather than being sweet https://beezzit.com/blogs/news/meat-honey-the-strange-secret-of-vulture-bees
Sounds like it goes great with normal meat
There’s a whole raft of things that are technically edible, that I want nowhere near my mouth. Add this to the list.
I think I saw that in Dead Space
Was about to say, this is some resident evil type shit
was just about to say this looks like doom demon hives
Weavess eye vibes.
They are also stingless, how interesting.
Corpses don’t usually fight back…
So, basically: Rotting flesh-eating zombie bees produce honey which few outside of a certain cultural milieu will ever find appetizing or acceptable? 😃
That means someone tried it out
Rotted bee vomit. No thx
Regurgitated rotten flesh bee vomit* :)
Correct. Bee vomit doesn’t rot.
This is why their hive looks.
Alien Bees is what I’m getting from this
