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Honey

A sweet, sticky yellow to amber-colored substance produced by insects, especially bees. Honey, which is derived from the pollen collected by insects, mixed with their salivary enzymes, is a popular food item prized for its medicinal properties and delicious culinary uses.

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What is the meaning of honey?

A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb., That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey., Sweet one; -- a term of endearment., To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn., To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with, honey.

When can babies start eating honey?

After one year of age, but always ask your child's doctor before introducing them to new foods.

What does honey symbolize?

knowledge, learning, and wisdom

When can a infant have honey?

After the child is one year old.

When do honey bell oranges ripen?

According to one vendor's site, honeybell oranges ripen only in January.

http://www.hyattfruitco.com/land_honey.shtml

What are the advantages of honey?

If you have a sore throat or a cough, honey can help heal it! Honey is a natural food and sweetner. It's great on hot buttered toast.

What does honey do to your hair?

Honey is a humectant which means it gives out moisture, so it moisturises your hair.

What bugs does honey attract?

Well mainly flies and ants but sometimes butterflies if you do it at the right time.

Does honey evaporate?

Honey does not evaporate like water because it is a highly concentrated sugar solution. Its low water content and high sugar content make it very resistant to evaporation. Instead, honey tends to crystallize over time due to the high sugar concentration.

Is honey good for infants?

You shouldn't give honey to infants under 12 months of age. There are two reasons for this:

1. Honey is almost pure sugar. Infants don't need the extra sugar, and delicate digestive systems could struggle to cope with it.

2. There is a risk, albeit a very small one, that there could be botulinum spores in honey. Honey is a natural bactericide and fungicide, but botulinum spores can survive in honey. There would not be enough to affect an older child or an adult, but it could affect a young baby. It's not worth the risk.

Is honey necter?

No. Honey is a substance obtained from bees. Bees produce honey from pollen, not nectar.

What is necter?

Powder inside flowers

Is honey a protein?

yes

Honey consist of mainly carbohydrates. Main carbohydrate in honey is fructose

How can you tell if honey is raw?

You can tell if it's raw because the honey will be much thicker and more solid at room temperate, versus non-raw honey which is liquid like maple syrup at room temperature. On the store shelf it will look whiter and like said above more solid

What is the best way to dehydrate honey?

In my quest to find a way to dehtdrate honey, I have found to ways with very little or no information. 1-Boil the honey for a few minutes on med/high and then pour it on some parchment paper and let cool, this will turn it to a resin that you can then grind or crush to powder, be careful not to let any moisture get to it or it will turn into a gummy mess. 2-Mix with corn starch and place in dehydrator or in an oven with the door open a crack on 100 degrees.

Does Nabisco still make honey wheat thins?

Here in NC they do It seems that here in NY we cannot locate any stores that sell Honey Wheat Thins and we do not know why. can anyone confirm this to us. sam

How much honey do you put on the honey trees to get burmy in Pokemon diamond?

1 honey by the way if anyone knows how long it take to get a Pokemon at a tree please email me at

janineflores@AOL.comthanks

What are the uses of honey?

See related links for various unique uses for honey.

What does tupelo honey taste like and what does it look like?

Depends on who you ask and of course the region where the honey was taken. It is refered to as the "sweetest honey" and will not granulate. http://cookandeat.com/2007/01/08/shes-as-sweet-as/ On my first taste of the honey, I was quite taken aback. It almost didn't even taste like honey to me, it had such a bright pine-like flavor, almost like sucking on a sweet Christmas tree. As I've started using it more, I've really become attached to the unique taste, and find that I miss it in other honey. http://n-ergetics.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idProduct=287 This honey smells like a bouquet of flowers, and taste like flowers smell. The sweetest honey known, tupelo does not crystallize readily. http://www.tupelohoney.org/ Honey produced from only the White Tupelo is the only honey that will not granulate. Due to it's high laevulose (44.3%), low dextrose (29.98%) ratio (average), doctors have been able to recommend some diabetic patients to consume Tupelo Honey

What is the French word for honey?

If you mean the honey made by bees, the word is miel. If you mean the word you might call someone you love, it is chéri or chou.

How is honey formed?

honey is formed by: 1.the bee taking nectar from flowers 2.bee returning to hive and passing honey (with mouth) from bee to bee 3.a bee placing the honey into honeycomb and putting a wax seal over it 4.waiting for the extra water in the honey to evaporate how honey is formed how honey is formed