The process by which bees turn nectar into honey is actually quite complex, as follows:

First of all, bees need to collect all the nectar, the main component of nectar is water, except for sucrose, and the body of bees can generate a substance called conversion enzyme, which is in fact a kind of conversion enzyme, which can promote the chemical reaction of sucrose in nectar, and thus be converted into fructose and glucose. It can be converted into fructose and glucose.

When the first chemical reaction is completed, the bees will secrete another enzyme, which is called glucose oxidase, and this enzyme can break down the glucose that has been converted into gluconic acid, which is somewhat similar to vinegar, and will make the honey acidic.

This will allow the PH value of the honey to drop, and after the honey is rendered acidic, you can avoid the honey coming into contact with bacteria and being contaminated. So the process of converting nectar into honey is two chemical reactions. These enzymes are secreted from the glands inside the head of the honey.

After that, the bees will also carry out the process of dehydration of the honey, the bees will apply the finished honey to the hive, and then inside the hive will quickly flap their wings, making the air circulation inside the hive very fast, so the water of the honey will continue to evaporate, and the honey will slowly be dehydrated, so that the water in the honey is rapidly reduced.

Then the volume of the dehydrated honey will become smaller, and then it will be easier to store, and the space inside the hive will be able to store more honey. Also the osmotic pressure is very high because the honey has been dehydrated. Even if there are microorganisms or bacteria around the honey at this time, due to its high osmotic pressure, these microorganisms will be dehydrated and die quickly, which also protects the honey from being contaminated by microorganisms.

So the process of bees converting nectar into honey is still very complex, except that honey alone accomplishes two chemical reactions, and at the same time also undertakes the dehydration process.