Honey Facts

Honey Hints
A foraging bee visits approximately 1,500 flowers each day to gather nectar.
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She stores the nectar in her honey stomach,
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House bees remove and store the nectar in wax cells when she returns to the hive and regurgitates it.
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A single worker bee makes only about a 1/12 tsp. of honey in her lifetime.
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Worker bees fan the nectar to reduce its moisture content to 18%.
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Bees know exactly when it is ripe and ready to be capped with wax.
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Honeybees use honey as food for brood (called bee bread), for energy and to keep the hive warm in winter.

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Too Good to “Bee” True!
Honey is a natural sweetener made from the nectar of flowers
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It is a simple sugar – more easily converted to energy
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It contains amino acids, vitamins and minerals, and bioactive hormones
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Harmful bacteria does not grow in honey because of ph levels
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A tablespoon of honey=65 calories

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Enjoying the Sweet Stuff
May appear cloudy due to particles of pollen and propolis - raw
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Can help with allergies
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Heating destroys many of its valuable properties
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Varies in color and flavor depending on the forage sources – generally the darker the color, the more robust in taste
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Tends to deepen in color as it ages, but its flavor and nutritional value unchanged
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Never spoils
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May crystallize – sit in warm water (never microwave)
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Store at room temperature
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Keep instruments dry as adding moisture may cause fermentation





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