Honey | Can't Sleep? Learn About the World's Oldest Sweetener

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster

Science, Mental Health, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Honey has been part of human history for longer than recorded agriculture. This episode explores how bees transform nectar into honey, how hives function, the origins of beekeeping, and why humans became fascinated with harvesting sweetness from insects that absolutely did not volunteer for the arrangement. Along the way, you’ll hear about honey varieties, seasonal hive cycles, and the surprisingly competitive world of modern beekeeping. It’s steady and consistent, with no whispering and no sudden changes, just enough to give your mind something to follow as you wind down. Happy sleeping! Read with permission from Honey, Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. — Ad-free episodes: icantsleep.supportingcast.fmHave a topic in mind? Request a topic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Take this Holland and Barrett ad break to listen to your body.
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0:23.9	Magnesium contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
0:26.2	Protein contributes to the growth in maintenance and muscle mass.
0:28.2	Ion contributes to a reduction of tightness and fatigue.
0:32.1	Attention all passengers.
0:34.1	The Uber ride for Jeff's rugby team will depart in five minutes from Platform 15.
0:39.3	Your ride comes with six toilets and a refreshments carriage that you'll empty within five minutes.
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0:50.3	Trains on Uber.
0:52.3	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep podcast, where I help you drift off one fact at a time.
1:02.4	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster, and today's episode is about honey.
1:13.6	Honey is as sweet and viscous substance made by several species of bees,
1:21.6	the best known of which are honeybees.
1:26.6	Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies.
1:32.3	Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants
1:40.3	or the secretions of other insects, like the honeydew of aphids.
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