# Hornet honey should be called "horney." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 17, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267 "2019-03-17T17:04:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/1 "2019-03-17T17:04:23Z")
No, this isn’t honey produced by hornets, but [honey in which a giant Japanese hornet has been drowned](https://soranews24.com/2019/03/17/honey-with-hornets-from-japan-is-exactly-what-it-sounds-like%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91/) (probably while the beekeeper cackles with glee.) The claim is that hornet essence diffuses into the horney, [DEL]giving consumers the proportional strength of a hornet[/DEL] making it more healthy and delicious. So, would anyone here try this? Would you eat the hornet? Also, would you conciser it as a topping for miso? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/2 "2019-03-17T17:40:25Z")
Bit of a paradox it seems. I like honey. And I like hornets being dead. However once the two are combined, I’ll take a pass. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/3 "2019-03-17T19:15:53Z")
Those things are big. I assume they displace a fair amount of what would otherwise be honey. I doubt it would be cost-effective to hunt down giant hornets just to sell less honey for the same price, but if they have to kill the hornets _anyway_… ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/4 "2019-03-17T19:41:38Z")
Hey! You got giant hornet in my honey! No! You got honey on my giant hornet! This sounds repulsive, but it’s supposed to be good for ya. Let’s get Mikey! ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/5 "2019-03-17T19:53:30Z")
This is almost voodooistic (if thats even a word) Trying to assume the qualities of an animal by eating it - its really shamanistic - we got past that a real long while ago, or maybe some folk didn’t ---
**Author:** ![snoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@snoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snoe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/6 "2019-03-17T20:06:42Z")
> [@casdave](#): > > This is almost voodooistic (if thats even a word) Trying to assume the qualities of an animal by eating it - its really shamanistic - we got past that a real long while ago, or maybe some folk didn’t [Many Japanese people are into forms of woo/pseudoscience](http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59442). (Not that the US is a slouch in that department.) My favorite (non-magical, just weird) example is [using PET water bottles to repel cats](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/05/19/reference/pet-bottles/#.XI6mtNH_p-U). This strategy has been debunked repeatedly, with the debunkings reported in the media, but you still see these _nekoyoke_ all over the place. Often with a neighborhood cat chilling nearby, utterly unfazed. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hornet-honey-should-be-called-horney/831267/7 "2019-03-17T21:06:59Z")
I’ve had the worm from cheap mezcal but I’ll pass on hornet honey.