Making honey is a giant coordinated enterprise for bees. They use their bodies in a manufacturing process, based on age and rank, to produce the amber colored end product. It is the result of a lot of vomiting, excretion and flapping about to come up with a sweet ending. Reactions YouTube video: Honey is great. It’s perfect for drizzling over your toast or stirring into your tea, it’s also the special ingredient in your favorite lip balm. What most people don’t know is that during the trip from the flower in the field to the jar on your table, honey spends an awful lot of time in a bee’s gut.