Israeli Startup aims to make honey without bees

Honey made in Israel! This is like thinking outside the bee hive! 😄

"... It’s no secret that bees are in trouble. A 2021 study found that 25 percent of known bee species have disappeared since the 1990s. The study notes that the roughly 20,000 bee species “are the most important group of insect pollinators” on Earth, contributing to some 85% of cultivated crops.
The problem ... is that only seven of those 20,000 species make honey.  ...
Bee-io makes cultivated honey by mimicking the bees’ natural process. Nectar collected from plants is filtered and inserted into a biosynthesis machine where it’s mixed with specific enzymes and evaporated, resulting in honey. (The enzymes are produced using a fermentation process, making Bee-io’s product truly vegan.) ..."

Startup aims to make honey without bees - ISRAEL21c Siblings whose last name means ‘honey’ have a technology for cultivating honey in the lab as world’s bee population fast dwindles.