Does honey help a singing voice, or just a voice in general? I know it helps to get a hoarse voice back, but I saw a video of Brandon Flowers from The Killers once, and he said something about how he needed some honey. What does it do?

honey, water, lemon and whisky

honey soothes the throat
lemon kills bacteria in the throat
water helps wash any rubbish away
whisky knocks you out so you don't know what's happening!

I am a back yard beekeeper I just purchased my 3rd Hive.
Honey has several properties that help to kill bacteria. Honey has a high sugar content, which has an osmotic effect, drawing water from bacterial cells and dehydrating them. Honey produces small quantities of hydrogen peroxide, which kills many bacteria. It is also acidic, killing bacteria by denaturing their enzymes.
Do not give honey to children under 12 months of age.
For coughs especially at night one teaspoon of honey works wonders.
Try to get local raw honey from your area as most of the honey in the supermarkets are from china and are treated with antibiotics also are pasturized which removes the beneficial effects from the honey. Hope this helps a little

Eileen

I can't say what it does, exactly, but back when I was involved with a musical, I drank honey water (and sometimes with lemon slices) pre-show to help prep my voice. And it worked! My throat was soothed and my voice was clearer.

Its like an antiseptic, try freshly sqeezed lemon warm with honey. Always works for me, o and....

Brandon Flowers is soo lush!

xx

the only problem with honey is it coats your throat like a dairy product does...

Honey is a natural anti-septic.

can you just have lemon and water together to smoothen my vocie and make it easier to sing