Did You Know About Honey.

Scientific classification 

Kingdom: Animalia 

Phylum: Arthropoda 

Class: Insecta 

Order: Hymenoptera 

Family: Apidae 

Nation: Apini 

Genus: Apis 

Linnaeus, 1758 

species 

apis andreniformis 

Apis cerana, or eastern honey bee 

Apis dorsata, or giant honey bee 

Apis Florea, or dwarf honey bee 

Apis koschevnikovi, or bees from Borneo 

Apis mellifera, or western honey bee 

Apis nigrocincta, or native honeybees Sulawesi

Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid that is often used as a spread for bread and flavor enhancer in certain foods . Honey is produced by honey bees ( Apis mellifera ) . Sweet liquid released by the bees obtained from nectar and pollen . Nectar is a sweet liquid found in flowers commonly absorbed by bees and is the main ingredient for making honey . To produce one kilogram of honey , about a thousand bees should come to around five million flowers . Nectar is brought home by the bees will be processed into honey in the hive .

The main components of honey are dextrose and levulose . Honey had higher levels of potassium , iron , and other minerals higher than sugar . Honey is not favored by ants because honey contains a substance suspected ant repellent . Honey can be derived from the nectar of flowers of various kinds so that the content , composition , and performance may vary honey . Honey from bees that will produce honey bred with higher quality fixed interest because the tree has been cultivated . Flowers are usually for honey bees is of the type of plant cottonwoods , coffee , cloves , litchi , apple , and others . However , many people also like honey really come from the forest .

Honey generally does not crystallize . When crystallized , then chances are , honey has been mixed with sugar . Honey has many health benefits for the body , among others, as an anti -inflammatory so it is often used to cure sore throat . Honey can also refresh the body and eliminate fatigue and lethargy . In addition , honey can heal a variety of injuries allegedly including burns , ulcers , and wounds after surgery . Efficacy was due to abortion , namely hydrogen peroxide , is believed to kill bacteria and prevent the growth of other bacteria .

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DatePublished: January 21, 2014 at 14:39

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