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Sweet facts you never knew about honey

Buzz-worthy honey facts
Honey is the only insect-derived food
Plant nectar turns into honey in bees’ stomach
Honeycomb is bees’ foodstore for winter
Beekeepers only take what’s extra
28g (1oz) of honey is enough to fuel a bees’ flight around the world
One bee makes a 12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime
To make 500g (1lb) of honey you need 550 bees
You can buy honey in different forms
There are hundreds of varieties of honey
Its colour tells you something about its taste and nutrition
Table honey is usually a blend of honeys
Honey has vintages like wine
China produces the most honey in the world
Honey is one of the most faked foods in the world
Manuka honey can only be made in Australia and New Zealand
Honey is used to make the world’s oldest alcoholic drink
Humans have eaten honey for almost 9,000 years
Honey never goes bad
Romans used honey to pay tax
Honey was used in medicine
Honey can fix hay fever
Honey could help boost brain function
You shouldn’t give honey to babies
Humans aren’t the only animal that likes honey
Not all honey is made by bees
Honey isn’t the only thing we’ll lose if bees become extinct
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Buzz-worthy honey facts

Spread on toast or drizzled over natural yogurt, honey is one of nature’s finest foods. Known to help people recover from sore throats and other illnesses, it’s what you might call a “superfood”. Here we find out how it’s made, why it's similar to wine and other buzz-worthy facts.
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Miriam Carey

08 July 2021

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