Have you ever ate the honey from a Honey Suckle flower?
By moneymommy
@moneymommy (3418)
United States
February 15, 2009 12:17pm CST
I remember doing this when I was a child. We used to pull out the middle and suck the honey right off of it. On my walk today I spotted a honey suckle bush and it got me remembering all the neat things we did as kids. Have you ever sucked the honey off a honey suckle flower?
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@TnWoman (1895)
• United States
15 Feb 09
hello moneymommy
i also remember eating the inside part of the honey suckle flower when i was a teenager. it tasted so sweet and delicious. i think that my parents still has honey suckle flowers that grow on the side of their yard. and it has been just a little bit too cool to go for a walk outside around here where that i live today. and sucking the inside part of a honey suckle flower like that was a neat thing that we did when we was younger and it is still a neat thing to do. thanks so much for the wonderful memory of that.
take care and have a beautiful afternoon.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
15 Feb 09
i don't remember whether i ever did or not. i do know that had rather smell honeysuckle than anything i can think of. i don't belive it grows around here like it use to or maybe i'm just not out on country roads like i use to be.
@michaeldadona (5684)
• Malaysia
15 Feb 09
![Honeysuckle Flower - [Honeysuckle Flower ~ Also known as- Lonicera spp, jin yin hua, lonicera.] - [[Introduction ~ The fragrant yellow flowers of the honeysuckle vine are used in herbal medicine around the world for cleansing, consuming, and digesting„and the flowers of Lonicera japonica, or Japanese honeysuckle, have the added property of stimulating circulation to remove inflammation.] - [In Traditional Chinese medicine, honeysuckle flowers are among the important herbs for clearing heat and relieving toxicity. This herb relieves "fire toxicity" manifesting itself as hot, painful sores or swellings of the eyes, throat, or breast. It expels "wind-heat" manifesting itself as sore throat or headache after explore to cold. And it treats "damp heat" manifesting itself as bladder infection. Modern laboratory research has confirmed that the flowers have an inhibitory effect on the bacteria that cause salmonella, staph, strep, pseudomonas, and tuberculosis infections.] - [Constituents ~ Inositol, luteolin, tannins.] - [[Parts Used ~ The dried flowers, harvested just before the bud opens. Some products used to treat boils and abscesses include honeysuckle bark.] - [[Typical Preparations ~ Teas and tinctures ~ Traditionally combined with mint for rashes or outbreaks on the skin following nervous tension, and with scutellaria to treat boils.] - [[Summary ~ Honeysuckle flowers act as natural antihistamine, although they are more useful for treating rashes and inflammation than for treating coughing and sneezing. Some Japanese health food products include honeysuckle for treating bloating, nausea, and vomiting caused by hepatitis C.] - [Precautions ~ Avoid when there is chronic diarrhea caused by cancer treatment, HIV, hepatitis C, or other chronic disease.]](http://img.mylot.com/350x350/2141522.jpg "Honeysuckle Flower - [Honeysuckle Flower ~ Also known as- Lonicera spp, jin yin hua, lonicera.] - [[Introduction ~ The fragrant yellow flowers of the honeysuckle vine are used in herbal medicine around the world for cleansing, consuming, and digesting„and the flowers of Lonicera japonica, or Japanese honeysuckle, have the added property of stimulating circulation to remove inflammation.] - [In Traditional Chinese medicine, honeysuckle flowers are among the important herbs for clearing heat and relieving toxicity. This herb relieves \"fire toxicity\" manifesting itself as hot, painful sores or swellings of the eyes, throat, or breast. It expels \"wind-heat\" manifesting itself as sore throat or headache after explore to cold. And it treats \"damp heat\" manifesting itself as bladder infection. Modern laboratory research has confirmed that the flowers have an inhibitory effect on the bacteria that cause salmonella, staph, strep, pseudomonas, and tuberculosis infections.] - [Constituents ~ Inositol, luteolin, tannins.] - [[Parts Used ~ The dried flowers, harvested just before the bud opens. Some products used to treat boils and abscesses include honeysuckle bark.] - [[Typical Preparations ~ Teas and tinctures ~ Traditionally combined with mint for rashes or outbreaks on the skin following nervous tension, and with scutellaria to treat boils.] - [[Summary ~ Honeysuckle flowers act as natural antihistamine, although they are more useful for treating rashes and inflammation than for treating coughing and sneezing. Some Japanese health food products include honeysuckle for treating bloating, nausea, and vomiting caused by hepatitis C.] - [Precautions ~ Avoid when there is chronic diarrhea caused by cancer treatment, HIV, hepatitis C, or other chronic disease.]")
Your discussion reminisced me during my schooling time when I was a kid and on the way back home from school there was a fruit garden area with honeysuckle flower in there. Me and my friends many times sucked the honey off a honeysuckle flower. Many old folks said honeysuckle flowers are among the important herbs for clearing heat and relieving toxicity. How far is it true or not, I don't even know till now.
@katsalot1 (1618)
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15 Feb 09
No, I hadn't thought to do that, but I will try it when the honeysuckle flowers! I have sucked the honey out of clover flowers though.
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@thedogshrink (1266)
• United States
15 Feb 09
Yes! I Love honeysuckle!! In fact, I still will suck the honey out when I find some and I showed my daughter how. Long live childhood fun!
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@Citychic (4067)
• United States
20 Mar 09
Honey Sucking from a honeysuckle bush. Yes I remember doing this as a child. As a matter of fact I was just thinking about it the other day. Isn't a wonder that God has done such marvelous things with his creation. Imagine putting honey inside of a plant? Glory to God he does all things well...................
