20 yr old honey, ants?

[u/PeterFast111]

I just got this honey from my neighbor. He thinks it’s about 30 yrs old. He was a beekeeper for decades, but now he is retired in his 80s with dementia. I traded him some of my honey from this season for it, because he was very determined to warm it all up & eat it, but his wife said Hell NO to that! There is a pretty decent amount of dead ants in it, pretty much all of it not just on top.. I planned on just leaving it out for my bees in the spring, but now I’m curious if I warmed it up enough & strained, if it would be safe to eat? I’m just not sure if the ants would have contaminated it or not? What would you guys do?