Should honey from a bee hive be refrigerated?

Answer 1

Honey will keep indefinitely at normal room temperatures provided it is kept in a closed container. There is no need to keep it in a refrigerator. Honey is hygroscopic, so if you leave leave the lid off the jar for a long time it will gradually absorb water from the atmosphere which will affect its longevity.

Honey has been found in jars in Egyptian tombs which was still edible after some 3,000 years.