Honey for your health!

Honey is one of nature’s candies. Plus, it’s good for you!  Except, when it’s heated above 120 degrees, important enzymes and amino acids start breaking down rendering the honey less healthy.  So, make sure the honey in your cupboard is raw!

Here are some fun facts about bees…:

·      Bees communicate by dancing – moving certain ways to describe their intentions

·      One been produces about 1 tablespoon of honey in its life time

·      There are three types of honeybees in a hive – queen, drone, worker

·      There is only one queen bee per hive, she lives 2 to 4 years and can lay up to 3,000 eggs per day

·      Drone bees are the male bees, there are 100 to 200 of them in a hive, they live 1 to 2 months and help the queen reproduce, they don’t work and they don’t have stingers

·      Worker bees – there are over 60,000 of them per hive, each with a specific jo to do based on their age, they live 2 to 3 months or until they sting something

…and their honey:

·      Consuming local bee pollen helps build immunity to allergies including hay fever

·      Naturally antibiotic, honey fights infections

·      Antiseptic qualities of honey can help heal cuts and burns

·      Anti-inflammatory properties help sooth coughs, sore throats, and other respiratory problems

·      Nearly 80% of honey sold in America is imported, partially due to the decline of the U.S. honeybee population

·      It takes 3lbs of nectar to make 1lb of honey, that’s approximately the nectar of 2 million flowers

What can you do with honey?

·      Use it as a substitute for sugar in drinks, oatmeal, cereal, on toast – anywhere!

·      Mix it with turmeric to create a paste to heal sore throats and respiratory problems

·      Stir it in warm water and drink it before bed to stimulate drowsiness and relieve insomnia

 This information comes from the wonderful people of www.worldsfinestrawhoney.com