Honey Sources

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Honey Facts

Honeybees gather nectar for honey from hundreds of different flowers and each has its own distinctive flavor such as clover, buckwheat, basswood, cranberry, Russian olive, dandelion, knapweed, etc.
        Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a very effective medicine for all kinds of diseases without any side effects. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.

Composition of Honey

Glucose: 31.3 %, Fructose 38%, Sucrose 1.5% Maltose 7.3%, other sugars 1.5%,   Water 17.2%, Acids .6%, Proteins .3%, Ash .2%, Miscellaneous 2.1%
Caloric value:   60 calories per tablespoon. *
                                                                                                   *   "Honey", Walter Gjomerac, 1981"

Solution for Crystallized Honey

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honey is a natural product of honeybees, a supersaturated solution of natural sugars. When left in a cool dark place for a long time it will "crystallize".

L. Loosen the lid and set the honey container in a pan of hot water; turn off the heat and let it liquefy. Heat the honey to about 120 F. Overheating the honey will kill the healthy enzymes in the honey.

2. Avoid using the microwave as this will quickly overheat the honey and melt plastic containers.

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Honey Sources

Honey comes from many sources. Honey is made fom nectar that bees collect form a variety of flowers. They generally go after the most prolific, sweetest nectar in the fields aor in trees. They collect nectar from a wide are, at least 8000 acres, around a single colony location.

They don't care whether the flower is a noxious weed or your favorite blooms, they get their nectar from whatever they find.

First thing in the spring they get nectar from maple trees and and pussy willows. Other early blooms including dandelions, Russian Olives and honeysuckle.

A busy on a sunflower. I have bees next to several acres of sunflowers

Basswood blooms hang down for bees to find.

Goldenrod provides an amber honey that tastes like butterscotch.

Wildflowers provide a variety of tastes the heighten the flavor of this blend of honey. (below)

Dandelions provide the first crop of honey.

Clovers provide the main honey crop in the midwest

I extracted honey, from hives in the the city of Madison , Wisconsin, that was very floral reminicent of wisteria.

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