Honey: What you need to know about

Where Does Honey Come From?

Most honey comes from farms where bees pollinate crops like vegetables, fruit trees, crops and nuts trees.

How Is Honey Used In Brewing?

Today, brewers use honey to make beer sweet or dry, or to add aroma, flavor, and roundness. Many brewers also make mead, which is fermented only with honey. But mead isn't beer.

Honey vs. Sugar

Honey contains antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. It provides 21 calories per teaspoon compared to 16 calories for sugar.

Children under 2 years are not allowed to take honey due to prevent botulinum spores that can be fatatl.

Will Honey Help My Allergies?

As honey contains pollens, some people eat local type for relief from hay fever and other allergies. The evidence is clear: Eating honey won’t help most people with seasonal allergies.

Can Honey Help You Heal?

Honey was used over centuries to treat wounds and burns. It has natural compounds that fight bacteria, promote healing, prevent infections, and ease swelling. To be safe, buy medical-grade honey from a drugstore before you treat a wound or burn. Dont forget to consult always your doctor.

How Long Does Honey Keep?

Honey has long shelflife and it is due to its low moisture, strong acids, and antibacterial compounds make it almost impossible to spoil as long as it’s sealed. Keep it in a tightly closed jar in a dry, cool place like a pantry. If it gets crystals, put it in an open, nonplastic container in a pan of warm water until it’s clear again.

What’s Royal Jelly?

New born bees eat it for few days but queens are fed on them until they are adults that is why they live longer than other bees. Some people say that royal honey can treat baldness, menopause and arithritis but there is no clear scientific evidence.

What Is Manuka Honey?

This dark honey, made from the nectar of manuka trees in New Zealand, is a popular folk remedy for wounds, burns, and ulcers. It has an antibacterial compound that is unique among honeys. Some recent studies support that manuka honey can heal wounds, skin diseas, fight deadly bacteria and some types of cancer but sure more research is needed.

Can Honey Ease Cold Symptoms?

Some studies have shown that honey can make peope sleep well and caugh less but more research is needed.

Sources:

https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/ss/slideshow-all-about-honey?ecd=wnl_day_031219&ctr=wnl-day-031219_nsl-LeadModule_img&mb=7C%2fZ0gm1tubgq%40zjtKE%40Ong0WleHxvIq%40XwZdsn%2f83I%3d

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