All about Honey

A product just as sweet as sugar, and produced by flowers and bees.

It’s been said that honey is one of the products for immortality. Well, it could just be. With all the vitamin C, different minerals and antioxidants it is good for one.

In ancient Egypt honey was used to sweeten cakes and biscuits, as an offer to the fertility God and embalming the dead. Whereas in China the importance of beekeeping and the wooden box was defined that would help with the quality and effects of the honey. And in Spain the oldest rock painting of honey seekers was dated to about 8000 years ago.  The oldest found honey was found in a vessel unearthed in a tomb that dated back to between 4500 and 5500 years ago.

Honey is made from the nectar of flowers. The honey bees that mainly produces honey is also more commonly known as by beekeepers. Honey is produced from regurgitation and evaporation. It is stored in honeycombs inside the beehive.

Due to honeys low water content it is difficult for bacteria to grow on or in it. However thee natural enzymes found in honey van be dangers to infants, which can leas so illness.

In general honey is enjoyed with a lot of food types. Mostly sweet. Like with Rooibos tea, apples in a honey-apple cake, on bread. Even sauces and dressings, like honey and mustard. Traces of honey can even be found in beer and wine.

Honey contains natural: fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose, water sugar and a very small amount of ash.

Honey can also be found in a variety of natural flavours such as Fynbos, Buchu, citrus and many more.  Other products such as candles and body products are also made from honey and the honeycomb.

So then the main question is, do you have a favourite flavour honey or do you like it natural or honey product?