First Timer’s Guide to Honey

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I love Honey. On a recent trip to Honeyville (you may recognize the name since it is sold in major grocery stores) in southern Colorado, I was enlightened as to why I love honey so and why I can feel good about what I thought was a guilty pleasure.

It takes 50,000 bees to produce 500 pounds of honey in one year. So while I am gazing at the box full of the little fuzzies, they are hard at work making the purest form of honey, honey in the honey comb. I wondered how they got in that box in the first place, but as you can see I found the private entrance.

Some things you may not know about honey . . .

Honey is a natural energy restorer. It not only restores energy, but it helps in digestion too.
Honey has more calories than sugar. Honey has 64 calories, while granulated
sugar only has 46 calories per tablespoon.
Honey will help prevent scarring when applied to a wound.
Honey can make babies ill and young children can get even get botulism from it.
Honey is the only food produced by insects that we humans eat.
Honey is found in over 300 different varieties in North America.
Honey was the most used medicine by the ancient Egyptians. Out of more than 900 medical remedies known, more than 500 of them were Honey based.
Honey will never spoil. It can be stored, indefiniteley.
Honey is full of natural antioxidants such as chrysin, pinobanskin, vitamin C, catalase and pinocembrin.
Honey is manufactured by the Honey Bee as a food source to sustain them through the winter when there are no flowers blooming for them to collect nectar from.
Honey absorbs and retains moisture readily. So baked goods made with Honey will not dry out or become stale as quickly as products made with sugar.
Honey is 25% sweeter than sugar.
The different flowers which were gathered determine the flavor of the honey.

For example: White Color is from Clovers and Alfalfas, Very Light Amber Color is from Wildflowers, Light Amber Color is from Orange Blossoms, Plain Amber Color is from Buckwheats, Tupelos and Others.
The colors of honey comes from the nectar of the plants.
The lightest colors of honey have the mildest flavors, while the darker colors have fuller flavors.