https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-make-medieval-mead-bochet?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

Alright.

It's definitely something I want to make, just not in MY kitchen.

Haha -- NIMBY becomes NIMK

Nice use of "double double toil & trouble" in that article. Kudos.

"The Beekeepers" by Pieter Bruegel, 1565, shows cone-shaped skeps, made of coiled hay or dried grass, used to house honey bees. Beekeepers often crushed the entire skep, bees and all, to harvest the honey. 😮 nooo

boiling honey sounds like you oughta have a hazmat suit handy.