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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 advantage of this hexagonal structure of the honey comb?

There are several reasons why the bee's use the hexagon as their storage. # There is no lost space between hexagons. For example: squares can be placed on top of each other and on their sides, while if circles are stacked on their sides or on top of each other, there are parts between the circles that are not used. # Strong structure, one of the strongest known shapes is the circle, and the hexagon is the closest to the circle without lost space. # Large storage, like circles, they have more area covered then other shapes such as squares. I am sure there are more reasons why the hexagonal structure has advantages compared to others.

Why prairies are called wheat basket of the world?

You can see in a satellite picture that the areas look like a huge basket, hundreds of miles across.

What is a better buy 12 oz of honey for 2.25 or 18 oz for 3.24?

It depends on the type of honey; some honey is better than other types. Assuming both jars of honey contain the same product, the better buy would be 12 oz of honey for $2.25. Here are the calculations: 12 oz of honey for $2.25 is $0.125 per oz and 18 oz of honey for $3.24 is $0.18 per oz.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of bees?

Advantages: can fly, have stingers for predators. Disadvantages: they die when they sting (stinger falls off), live very short lives.

What is honey mead in Greece?

well made from the honey from beehive and other things too

Is honey lighter than water?

Honey is so much thicker than water, making it heavier than water. Especially when salty, water will rise above honey if you put both of them in the same can.

How do you check purity of honey?

By mixing a substance called 'meartort', which you can buy at your local pharmacist into a small sample of that honey, when the honey turns dark green and becomes watery, it is very pure.(Meartort is a greyish cream that is not edible). Hope this helps!

Does honey contain lactose?

Only at very low levels of approximately 0.01% (see paper by Huidobro et al. 1998 (J Agric. Food Chem 46:1381-1385).

Can you take this honey and cinnamon tea to reduce weight after delivery?

There is no one source weight loss secret. Honey has a lot of carbs and sugar in it so that might be counterproductive in high doses and most cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree which is mixed with cadmion and cadmion in high doses most people don't know this but can create problems for your liver. Drink tea and honey in average doses but I recommend working out to get rid of the baby fat.

Can you color honey with food coloring?

Well, you could, but why on earth would you want to?

What is historical background of 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"

What temperature does honey lose it's medicinal properties?

Over 40 Celsius degrees, for storage between 10 and 27 Celsius and never on the sun:)))

Are spiced apples good with honey?

Yup. They sure are. You can either included honey in the spiced apple recipe or just drizzle some honey on top of the finished product.

A liquid such as honey which does not pour easily is said to be?

Well liquids like honey is said to be a newtonian fluid or of high viscosity - which means there is greater friction between molecules... google "viscosity" for more help. -mg.

Are honey bees the only bees that make honey?

No, honey bees are not the only bees that make honey. The bees in question (Apis spp) just happen to be the most famous of the world's natural honey-makers. Other apian examples include bumble and stingless bees.

Honey is so easy to digest is that its already been digested by a bee?

No. It is because it consists of readily metabolized components such as sugars, vitamins etc.

Does honey ever get old?

No, and it's the only food item that doesn't spoil.
nope stays fresh for eternity

Does honey have much potassium?

According to the USDA:

52 mg of potassium per 100 grams of honey (5 tablespoons)

How did the pioneers get the bees away from the hive and how did they get the honey from the honeycomb?

Before 1850, the only way to retrieve the honey was to drive the bees away, often by using lots of smoke but this usually killed the bees. Once the bees were gone you could do anything you wanted to do with the honey comb.