to get any benefit from honey, you would have to boil it with the water. the boiling would be more beneficial than the honey's allready maximised antibacterial properties. Honey is also subject to herbacide and insecticide contamination ( remember it comes from flowers) and some individuals can experience severe allergic reactions. It is used as both a wound dressing and internal remedy in many medical traditions. Iodine will lose the taste test, but I've yet to have a bear ransack my rucksack for it!