.  Has anyone tested to see if honey helps to moderate the high and low
> temperatures by slowing down the temperature swings?

The answer to this is not  "if"  but "how much"...as the temperature "waves"
will be damped down as the input(outside temperatures/ambient) encounter the
somewhat constant temperature of the cluster...this is a heat flow problem
that could probably be best examined by a series of temperature
sensors(real-time recording) placed at varying distances from the cluster.
In addition, the honey is bound to have at least some insulating
effect..with
the air gaps that are prominent in the horizontal direction possibly adding
even more
in that direction.
In addition you will have a possible air flow effect especially if the top
is cracked
If one wanted some answers I suspect the judicious choice of sensor
placements would get him there pretty quick wrt the main question
asked above.
Not that I am planning to do this anytime soon! Just food for thought...

John Horton
N Alabama

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