Bushtucker resource: Honey

Bushtucker resource: Honey

Todays resource is honey. Although honey isnt technically bushtucker, it is a food that you can take with you that has many uses.

The most obvious of these is to sweeten food and drink. If you are going camping for an extended period and bringing along either drink such as tea/coffee or flour to make breads and dampers, honey can help to sweeten these, but honey has much more use then that. If you obtain honey that is produced locally (such as the honey in the photo which I use at home) it will help with hayfever since the bees will collect pollen from the flowers and trees growing in your area it helps you to build up an immunity towards those types of pollen, very helpful if you suffer alot of hayfever in the summer.


The great thing about bringing a small jar of honey with you is that it will never go off, being mostly sugar. Just make sure to keep it in a sealed container and wipe up any spilt mess, Ants love honey and will quickly overrun your camp looking for this sweet nectar. Because the pollen of Australian flora and the dry conditions, Australian honey is the clearest most pure you can obtain.

Now onto some bushcraft uses for it. It helps with the immune system giving it a boost which is good for out in the field as you will need a good immune system to fight off colds, infections or aliments from being out bush. Being mostly sugar is also gives a boost of energy and helps with moral, when your sad you always go for the sweet stuff (ice cream, chocolate, candy) so this will help if you get lonely or depressed during a harsh time.

It also is a great antiseptic, if you have a cut and worried about infection place some honey on it. When honey reacts with bodily fluids it releases hydrogen peroxide which is a great antimicrobial agent. Since honey does this if you get a burn or scald, placing honey over the burn helps to seal the burn, keeping off infections. Mixing honey with warm water also gives a slight laxative effect so if you become constipated, it can help relieve that.

So for a small container of honey if you brought it in your pack... It has alot of uses for such a small package... being from nature.. ofcourse its so useful. There is no reason not to pack it with you in your food kit