THE GOLDEN GLOW..

" Honey is too good for the bear. "
Don't have honey watched by a bear.
" Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. "
Every bee's honey is sweet.
Bees have honey in their mouths, but stings 
in their tails. Bees bring honey, honey brings bees.
Is the old saying... 
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar 
from the  flowers.
It is a sweet, sticky, yellowish brown fluid made
by bees and other insects from nectar collected
from flowers. This substance is  used as food, 
typically as a sweetener.
Honey is composed of two main sugars, 
Levulose and Dextrose.
These sugars do not need to be broken down
by the digestive process, so honey is easily 
absorbed into the bloodstream, giving a quick 
energy boost to the body. 
It also contains protein, vitamins and minerals,
but no cholesterol.
The darker honeys have more nutrients than the
light ones.
Honey has a long history of human consumption,
and is used in various foods and beverages as a
sweetener and flavoring.
It also has a role in religion and symbolism. 
In Hinduism, honey (Madhu) is one of the
five elixirs of immortality (Panchamrita). 
In temples, honey is poured over the deities
in a ritual called Madhu abhisheka.
The Vedas and other ancient literature also
mention the use of honey as a great medicinal
and health food.
Honey has been used in many medical applications
over the years, but recent studies are now able to
prove its beneficial nature in some applications as a
antibacterial  treatment for burns and ulcers. 
The reason is because honey tends to withdraw water,
thus the  infection causing bacteria is literally
dehydrated to death by honey.
It is said that  "honey does not spoil" and it has no
expiry date. It's  because of its  unique composition
and chemical properties that  honey is suitable for
long-term storage.

Honey Facts:

The main uses of honey are in cooking, baking, 
as a spread on bread, and as an addition to various
beverages, such as tea, and as a sweetener in some
commercial beverages. 
Honey is one of the earliest forms of saccharine 
substances known to man.
It takes 50,000 bees to produce 500 pounds of honey 
in one year!
The ingredients in honey are water, pollen, fructose, 
glucose, organic acids, proteins and enzymes.
The purest of honey is from the honeycomb.
Most commercial honey has been thinned with 
added syrups.
Store honey at room temperature on  your 
kitchen shelf .
Storing honey in the refrigerator accelerates
the honey's crystallization.
Crystallization is the natural process in which 
liquid in honey becomes solid.
If your honey crystallizes, simply place the honey 
jar in warm water and stir until the crystals dissolve.
Darker honeys have more nutrients than light ones.
Honey has anti bacterial properties which have been 
shown to help clear infections in wounds, reduce pain 
and reduce scarring. Its ability to lock moisture into 
the skin is another reason for its popularity as an
ingredient for beauty products.
One of the most common medicinal uses for honey
recently is in the treatment of hay fever.
Do not give honey to children under 2 year of age 
as they can become very ill. Even when given a
small amount.