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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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There is no scientific proof that honey can cure anything. However it has been claimed that putting honey on an open wound will speed the healing process. Hayfever sufferers say that eating LOCAL honey regularly when the pollen count is high will alleviate their symptons.
Why can honey be kept for a long time?
Honey is a very pure substance and needs no preservatives. It is a saturated, or even super-saturated, sugar solution with a water content of around 17 per cent. It is hygroscopic and any bacteria entering honey are dessicated and killed. For the same reason, mould spores are unable to develop.
As long as honey is kept in a sealed container to prevent it absorbing water from the atmosphere, it can be stored for many years. Indeed, honey has been discovered in a sealed pot in an Egyptian pyramid and was still edible.
The anti-bacterial properties of honey have been known for centuries. One of the first things the Romans used to do when then invaded a new area was to commandeer honey from the local hives to use as a wound dressing. Researchers are again looking into the use of honey to deal with some skin infections.
What determines the color and flavor of honey?
The taste and color of honey is determined by the type of flower where the bees get nectar. For example, buckwheat honey is made when the bees predominately access buckwheat blossoms; clover honey from clover flowers. My sister kept bees at one time and her bees accessed a variety of sources of nectar from surrounding farms. That was the best honey I've ever tasted.
Who was the first person to see honey?
Honey was used before written history. The earliest writings on temples and the earliest copies of the bible refer to it's use and that it was a good thing. "...the land of milk and honey"
How do you strain honey from the comb?
By removing the combs from the hive and then putting them in an extractor specially designed for that purpose.
Africanized bees do not have their own genus name because they are, by definition, hybrids. They are the result of crossing Tanzanian bees, apis mellifera scutella, with various European bees, such as apis mellifera lingustica, apis mellifera iberiensis and apis mellifera mellifera.
What is pasturage and how is it related to honey production?
Pasturage is the availability of flowers to the bees for nectar and pollen collection. Pasturage is related to honey production because it determines the taste of honey and the quantity of honey
If they used chemicals to remove the bees, the honey is going to be contaminated with them and should not be eaten.
If they used physical means to remove the bees and hive, then place the comb in a large pan, mash the comb up to insure that all the cells are open and GENTLY heat it up, slowly.
The wax will melt. Cool the whole pan down and you should be able to lift out a single block of bee's wax. Strain the honey to remove the rest of the sediment and enjoy.
How many liters of honey are there in one cup of honey?
This would be .2368 liters (236.8 milliliters) since a cup is 8 oz and a liter is 33.8 oz (liquid measures). Therefore 1 oz = 29.5858 ml.
How do you say honey in German?
Honig.......if you mean like honey what you call a girl or boyfriend they dont say that meine suesse there are a couple
Does honey increase triglycerides?
Yes. I added honey to my cacao drink daily and my triglycerides increased every week even when I maintained normal to low carbs diet. I stopped honey and switched to palm nectar then my triglycerides decreased from 155 to 114 within one week (normal range of triglycerides is<150).
Why does honey sold in stores have an expiration date on the bottles?
Because the law states that foodstuffs MUST have an expiry date but from your question, you obviously know that pure honey doesn't deteriorate so doesn't need an expiry date.
You can harvest honey from a hive within a tree by scooping out the honey comb and extracting the honey. You can use a spinning honey extractor or press the wax to squeeze out the honey.
Not sure what you are trying to bake. There is no reason to bake raw honey. Recommend you follow the directions in a recipe for what you want to bake.
What is the meaning of the song little toy gun by honey honey?
The meaning of the song is about her vibrator and how ts always her go to weapon when her and her boyfriend get into a fight. Like when it says " standing right there by my side, when the fighting is done, glaring at me in the light is my little toy gun (VIBRATOR)." Its also talking about how its kind of turning her into the girl who'd rather be alone because shes so satisfied with it.
It's a good song but its also a song about how a girl just loved being with her VIBRATOR.....................!!!!!!!!!!
Will there be a honey x honey ova 3?
I'm sure there will be ova 3, but its taking a long time because ova 2 was just released a couple of weeks ago
Do English people drink tea with honey?
Not usually, although some people use honey as an alternative to sugar.
Does putting honey in a blunt get you higher?
no it just makes it burn slower but makes it so much better to smoke
