Honey
- Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by honey bees and derived from the nectar of flowers
- Honey is created when bees mix plant nectar, a sweet substance secreted by flowers, with their own bee enzymes
- Bees visit 50-100 flowers in one trip.
- To make honey, bees drop the collected nectar into the honeycomb.
- The purest of honey is from the honeycomb.
- One bee produces 1/2 tsp of honey in its lifetime
- Honey is significantly sweeter than table sugar.
- Honey contains several vitamins, such as vitamin B6, vitamin C, thiamin, niacin, riboflavin and pantothenic acid.
- Honey is 40% denser than water.
- The specific composition of any batch of honey will depend largely on the mix of flowers available to the bees that produced the honey.
- Honey has a healthy glycemic index (GI), meaning that its sugars can be gradually absorbed into the bloodstream to result in better digestion.
- The flavour of the honey is directly influenced by the type of nectar gathered by the bees from various floral sources. Flavours can range from mild to aromatic, spicy, fragrant or medicinal.
- Honey has an indefinite shelf-life due to its high concentration of sugar. Keep it in a cool location away from direct sunlight in a tightly covered container. Honey may be frozen, although there's really no need.
- Honey is a natural energy restorer. Need a quick boost? Try a teaspoon of honey in warm water. This will not only restore your energy, but it will help your digestive track too!