Did you know that honey is the only food that does not spoil? Honey has been discovered for over 5,500 years in ceramic vases in the country of Georgia!
Some more interesting honey facts:
I love the taste of Honey Nut Cheerios and I also put honey in my hot tea and hot chocolate for a nice sweet taste. When I have a sore throat, I mix honey and lemon and I feel a lot better; the honey reduces throat swelling and irritation.
For a great energy boost, I will mix Cayenne power, garlic slices, and honey into a nice thick paste and swallow a spoonful of the powerful stuff. Keeps colds to a minimum!
One of my favorite ABBA songs is actually called Honey, Honey! Seems that honey is all around us!
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| A trickle of gooey honey from a spoon |
Some more interesting honey facts:
- Honey is a superfood which contains lots of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants!
- Processed honey (without the bee pollen) can be used to heal medical wounds.
- Honey has a high sugar content, which dehydrates and kills the bad bacteria.
- Spores can be present in honey; these spores from the deadly bacteria that causes Botulism; therefore, people with a weakened immune system or infants less than one year of age should not ingest honey.
- Honey was considered a valuable asset in 11th century Germany, since honey was able to sweeten the country's beer.
- Fructose is the main sugar and makes up 38.5% of the mass of honey.
- In order to produce one pound of honey, bees have to pollinate 2 million flowers.
- About 36 million kilograms or 79.4 million pounds of honey are produced in Canada each year.
- Honey is the only food to have all necessary ingredients to sustain life, such as vitamins and minerals.
- Just one ounce of honey is enough to fuel a bee's flight around the world.
- Pinocembrin is the naturally occurring antioxidant in honey.
- Honey can be used for as a great cough suppressant, since it relieves irritation in the mouth or throat by forming a protective coat.
- Skin infections can be treated with unprocessed honey.
- One teaspoon of honey contains 64 calories.
- 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey is collected during a honeybee's lifespan, which is around 40 days,
I love the taste of Honey Nut Cheerios and I also put honey in my hot tea and hot chocolate for a nice sweet taste. When I have a sore throat, I mix honey and lemon and I feel a lot better; the honey reduces throat swelling and irritation.
For a great energy boost, I will mix Cayenne power, garlic slices, and honey into a nice thick paste and swallow a spoonful of the powerful stuff. Keeps colds to a minimum!
One of my favorite ABBA songs is actually called Honey, Honey! Seems that honey is all around us!
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