As of October 19, 2021, wild hornets' nests are going for $50 a pound.

Beehives have a fairly complex nutritional profile, containing almost all of the nutrients found in substances such as honey, bee pollen, beeswax, propolis, and bee cocoon clothing. Pharmacological studies have shown that aqueous extracts of honeycomb have excellent therapeutic and adjunctive effects on diseases caused by bacteria and fungi.

A 40-fold dilution of the aqueous extract of honeycomb has a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, dysentery bacillus, and typhoid bacillus.

Medicinal Value of Hornet's Nest

Fresh, clean honeycomb can treat rhinitis. Studies have shown that honeycomb preparations have the effect of promoting the body's cellular immune function, and also have a strong inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, dysentery bacillus, typhoid bacillus, and common metaplasma bacteria, among others.

The fungi such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium solanacearum and Streptomyces lucidus are also inhibited. The chemical composition of the hive is very complex, mainly containing beeswax, resin, oil, pigment, tannin, sugar, organic acids, fatty acids, glycosides, enzymes and insect hormones.