[Jimmc414]

>The reason honey kills microbes is it has exceptionally low water content.

Do you have a source for this?

A simple search on scholar.google.com for "manuka" and "MRSA" studies in 2020 and there is a substantial amount of evidence showing its unique medical properties.

[quixoticelixer-]

There are a few reasons why honey is antimicrobial and one of them is it's high osmotic pressure. They also have some hydrogen perexide activity and some honeys such as mānuka have things like methylglyoxal.

[jelliclesfarm]

Honey is hydrophilic. Perhaps that has something to do with its topical medicinal quality.