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Flowers , Bees , Honey , Human in common !!!
Kendra1949 says:
20 Months Ago
Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers.Honey bees transform nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation and evaporation. They store it as a primary food source in wax honeycombs inside the beehive .
Honey has a long history of human consumption, and is used in various foods and beverages as a sweetener and flavoring.
Flavors of honey vary based on the nectar source, and various types and grades of honey are available. It is also used in various medicinal traditions to treat ailments.
Honey collection is an ancient activity. Humans apparently began hunting for honey at least 8,000 years ago
In ancient Egypt, honey was used to sweeten cakes and biscuits, and was used in many other dishes. Ancient Egyptian and Middle Eastern peoples also used honey for embalming the dead. The fertility god of Egypt , Min, was offered honey.
The Maya used honey from the bee for culinary purposes, and continue to do so today. The Maya also regard the bee as sacred
In the Christian New testament, Matthew 3:4, John the Baptist is said to have lived for a long period of time in the wilderness on a diet consisting of locusts and wild honey.
The main uses of honey are in cooking, baking, as a spread on bread , and as an addition to various beverages, such as tea, and as a sweetener in some commercial beverages.
Generally, honey is classified by the floral source of the nectar from which it was made. Honeys can be from specific types of flower nectar or can be blended after collection.
Because of its unique composition and chemical properties, honey is suitable for long-term storage, and is easily assimilated even after long preservation.
Honey, and objects immersed in honey, have been preserved for decades and even centuries.
a 4000-year-old treatise on medicine originating from India, honey is considered to positively affect all three primitive material imbalances of the body
When honey is used topically , for example, a wound dressing, hydrogen peroxide is produced by dilution of the honey with body fluids. As a result,
hydrogen peroxide is released slowly and acts as an antibacterial
Honey has also been used for centuries as a treatment for sore throats and coughs and, according to recent research, may be an effective soothing agent for coughs
so keep the flowers growing , the bees !!!!!!!!!!!
the smallest bees are feeding humanity for centuries .
Fabulous proof to share .
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