Food Remedies

Friday, 14 May 2010, 11:44am Food Remedies, Healthy Eating Tips, Nutrition

By Melissa Lim, Snr Wellness Consultant

What is Honey?
Honey is a delicious viscous sweetener made naturally by bees for their own nourishment. The honey making process begins when the bees collect flower nectar in their mouths. The nectar is mixed with special enzymes in the bees' saliva which turns it into honey. The bees carry the honey back to the hive, and deposit it into the cells of the hive's walls. Honey is made ready for consumption by the fluttering of their wings which helps to reduce the honey's moisture content.