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About Honey

Actions of Honey | Types of Honey | Frequently Asked Questions

HoneyHoney, well known as nature's original sweetener, is being rediscovered as a natural way to better health. Honey has always been prized for its delicious sweetness and flavor, but did you know that through the centuries honey has been valued for therapeutic and medicinal uses?

Honey is a miracle food, an instant source of energy that contains all the essential minerals necessary for life, a wide array of vitamins including seven of the B-complex group, amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants, plus antibacterial and antimicrobial agents. Like royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis, some substances in honey cannot be identified, hence they cannot be chemically reproduced.

Honey is the only natural sweetener that doesn't have to be refined. It is the only predigested sugar in nature. Honey DOES NOT contribute to "fat" as white sugar does. Many athletes use honey-water solutions instead of salty, mineral sports drinks for INSTANT ENERGY.

Information above provided by The National Honey Board.

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Actions of Honey

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Types of Honey

Natural (non-processed) honey has not been subjected to the heat of processing, only warmed enough to flow. We select only premium honey that is pure, smooth and creamy, with the consistency of soft margarine. It contains live yeast and enzymes because it has not been processed, and pollen because it has not been filtered, merely screened.

Liquid honey has been heated to melt the honey crystals and filtered to remove foreign material and unmelted crystals. It is unstable—it wants to revert to the crystalline state. Filtering removes nuclei (centers) around which crystals are likely to form. Although we are careful not to damage the honey, heating creates a sharper taste (bite) and inadvertently kills the yeast and enzymes.

Creamed honey is made in the same way as liquid honey (heated and filtered,) but then it is purposely re-crystallized by adding some previously creamed honey. Crystals grow and propagate on the nuclei to form a "firm" product. Hardness depends on floral sources, moisture levels, and storage temperature.

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Frequently Asked Questions of the Stinging Kind

Honey BeeHow many flowers must honey bees tap to make one pound of honey?

How far does a hive of bees fly to bring you one pound of honey? 

How much honey does the average worker honey bee make in her lifetime?

How fast does a honey bee fly? 

How much honey would it take to fuel a bee’s flight around the world?

Why were honey bees at one time called “white man’s flies”

What is mead?

How long have bees been producing honey from flowering plants?

How many sides does each honeycomb cell have?

How many wings does a honey bee have?

How many flowers does a honey bee visit during one collection trip?

How do honey bees “communicate” with one another?

What does “super” mean to a beekeeper?