In the mood for something sweet

Recently, archaeologists have discovered remnants of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry in Israel. As with many other things, I often wonder, who thought of that? Who one day thought "hmm let's eat the stuff that comes out of these stinging insects." And then, once liking what they tasted, and probably many stings later, decided to harness them and their powers by the thousands.
The Bible refers to Heaven as the "land of milk and honey". (I bet some vegans are not to happy about this). But considering that honey is also known as the food of the gods and mead, which is made from honey was the "nectar of the goods", means that the consumption of it dates back further than biblical times. Apparently, all the way back to 2100 BC where it is mentioned in Egyptian, Indian, Babylonian and Sumerian writings.
Scientists have also found though genome sequencing, that every honey bee alive today, had an ancestor from Africa. But wait a minute, wouldn't they referred to as African "killer" bees then? The killer bees are referred to as such because they attack more aggressively and in larger numbers which can lead to anaphylactic shock, organ failure and often death. However, there are documented cases of people surviving an attack, such as a man who survived over 2 000 stings from the Africanized honey bees. These bees are a distant cousin of the European honeybees which were introduced to the Americas in 1622. The African honeybees were brought to Brazil, thinking they would be well suited to the steamy climate. Try to contain the populations the bee keepers did, but alas the rebellious killer bees soon spread. And like all dangerous and exotic fellows, wooed the European bees creating offspring with a likeness to themselves.
Going back to honey, people around the world use it as a natural sweetener for many recipes from baking, to root beer, to exciting foreplay - and in addition, bees wax is a valuable product used in everything from candles, to lip gloss, to shoe polish.
Makes ya think "I wish I had thought of that".