The Fundamental Importance of Honey in the Apocalypse

[thefriendlydutchman 160]

Honey which was called Liquid Gold by the Greeks was important for Human Civilization and the Medical World.

Did you know that Honey has amazing properties that not many other substances have? No? Then lets get educated and not only learn the properties of Honey but also how they would fit in a setting like DayZ Standalone.

 

 

 

1. Wound Healing

 

Before Pennicillin was invented honey was often used to disinfect a persons wound, not only keeping the wound clean but also speeding up the healing of said wound

 

''Honey is a natural antibiotic that can act both internally and externally. It can be used as a conventional treatment for wounds and burns by disinfecting wounds and sores from major species of bacteria such as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A 2005 study published in the British Journal of Surgeryfound all but one of patients who suffered from wounds and leg ulcers showed remarkable improvement after applying a topical application of honey.''

´´Honey has been utilized for its medicinal properties for over 2,000 years and continues its legacy as a multipurpose health aid.´´

 

So in DayZ i´d like to see pots of honey that either spawn in mason jars in houses or can be collected from bee hives, when said honey is applied to Rags or a Bandage the blood levels will go up faster by 15% IF the player is both Energized and Hydrated.

 

2. Food Preservation

´´“All honey is antibacterial, because the bees add an enzyme that makes hydrogen peroxide,” said Peter Molan, director of the Honey Research Unit at the University of Waikato in New Zealand.´´

If rotting will ever be added into DayZ I think that any food covered in Honey should be able to last for double the time than it normally does, this mostly applies to fruit and meat though.

 

3. Honey as a food source

 

because duh, its honey.

 

4. Increase athletic performance.

Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their performance. This has now been verified with modern studies, showing that it is superior in maintaining glycogen levels and improving recovery time than other sweeteners.

 

If a stamina system will be added to DayZ, eating Honey could increase the recover time for awhile.

 

 

 

 

 

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

I am for this, if for no other reason so that I can beekeep in RL and DayZ.

[FlimFlamm 509]

Bee-keeping would be epic.

Wild bee nests would be pretty dope too, you could gather honey but you would get stung to shit without protection or smoke.

[MaxKragen 15]

One of the better suggestions I've seen posted.

[BeefBacon 1185]

Honey should spawn fairly rarely in houses, but should be relatively common out in the woods. It should obviously have a risk associated with gathering it.

It feels like a bee suit would be a bit OP - basically making you immune to bee stings. As such there should be other ways to harvest honey from bee hives safely that poses a different risk or requires the consumption of some resource or other. Being able to keep our own bees would be neat.

[sneakydude 480]

I want a bee hive, so i can pull the string and watch beefbacon run around like he lost something important. :)