Honey is obtained from plant nectar, from sweet juices secreted by plants, or from excretions of insects that feed on and live on plants, which bees collect. Mixed with certain substances from the bees' salivary glands, the nectar transforms and is stored in honeycombs. Excess water then evaporates through the vibrating movements of the young bees' wings in the hive. The honey is left to mature in the combs.

It is a concentrated energizer of carbohydrates (sugars), primarily fructose and glucose. It also contains a small amount of sucrose, up to 18% water, organic acids, and enzymes. Crystallization is a natural process and depends on the glucose-to-fructose ratio. Varieties with higher glucose content will crystallize very quickly.

In correcting nutritional deficiencies, in states of physical and mental fatigue, during convalescence after various wasting diseases and hepatitis, honey, combined with other beekeeping products, is wonderful!

Used externally, in the treatment of open wounds, honey has bacteriostatic, bactericidal, antiseptic, and soothing effects. As dehydrated nectar, it “absorbs” water and toxic liquid from the wound, providing rapid beneficial effects.