How's it with honey in tea? The secrets of lying in the rapid decrease in the temperature of boiling water. As soon as we pour boiling water into the mug, the temperature is collided by up to 20 ° C. After the next ten minutes, the tea can be seduced and at that moment it has around 60 ° C. To be damaged, it would have to be in tea at 80 ° C for about an hour. The great advantage of honey is that most useful substances are very stable and the temperature of the tea is not going away.