According
to national Honey Board “It takes
about 60,000 bees, collectively travelling up to 55,000 miles and visiting more
than 2 million flowers, to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey”.
Bears and badgers will raid honeycomb not minding the sting from the bee just
for a taste of honey. If these lower animals know the value of honey to the
extent of going through such pain shouldn’t we be curious? Well I bet you
didn’t know these 6 things about honey:
1.
Honey makes excellent cough medicine
2.
Honey can be used to treat wounds (Manuka
honey especially, it is used clinically)
3.
Honey diluted with warm water can be
applied to the scalp to reduce itching and dandruff
4.
Honey can help boost energy especially
sustained energy
5.
Honey can help reduce allergy e.g. cold and
catarrh
6.
Honey and any other sweetener should not consumed
by diabetic or pre-diabetic folk.
There are various honey products in the market, I
cannot “categorically” tell you which is best for what but locally made honey
is best. Honey made from domestic flowers is usually lighter but not as
nourishing as the dark honey made from wild flowers.
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