Gathering honey from a weed (2013)

Widikedpa references: 1894 The Mummy: A Handbook of Egyptian Funerary Archaeology. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Which predates the listed references and the excavation of king tuts tomb.

There are also other discovery's. "The honey stains found in the ceramic vessels, found 170 kilometers west of Tbilisi, are believed to be made by bees that buzzed around in Georgia 5,500 years ago" http://www.eurasianet.org/node/65204

Honey stains are not honey, but the residue might be edible.

PS: Less reputable reference: Traveller 10:35AM on 03/04/11

When I was in my previous profession (archaeology), I had the opportunity to have roughly 3000 year old honey. It's the one food that never goes off really. You just have to heat it and mix it to be able to eat it again. Actually, it was delicious! Just like honey that I have in my cupboards right now! Just a little grainy...but that might be because we were impatient about getting to try it! ;)

RE: http://xkcd.com/1717/

Oriental Institute has lecture about ancient beekeeping on youtube with photograph of 2500 years old honey. It is recognizable but far from eatable.