Natural magic of hive honey

Nature is amazing in its diversity and never ceases to amaze us with the perfection of its forms. The filigree approach a little bee follows when building a honeycomb to dwell its colony, its pinpoint precision — this is just breath-taking. Delicate taste, aroma, and health – that is what hive honey is like.

What first comes to mind when you are thinking about honey? Of course, honeycombs — unique in their perfection, created by Nature and a hardworking bee, a work of art ideal from the architectural and biological point of view. Studied by biologists for decades, but have not yet disclosed all the secrets of theirs, honeycombs generously share their inexhaustible wealth with humans. It is a fact of life that the price of hive honey is much higher than that of usual honey, but why?

A wax honeycomb is the result of activities of a honeybee, the place of its living, and the clearest example of a biological system containing no “passengers”: only a fully functional bee colony can create wax honeycombs, and, accordingly, natural honey.

Hive honey is the honey which is not extracted from a honeycomb. It exists in the form it was created by a bee, that is, “sealed” from the inside, not exposed to air, untouched by human. This honey has a watery consistency, yet a small crystallization is possible in the dry season. Organoleptic characteristics of hive honey directly depend on the plants the bee collected nectar and pollen from, as well as weather conditions of the locality. Inside a honeycomb, the complex of enzymes, vitamins, bee glue, and other useful substances remain unchanged, which makes hive honey almost sterile. The upper lids of a honeycomb contain a lot of biologically active substances, some of which are still insufficiently studied. Honeycombs are rich in pollen, wax, bee glue, but the main thing is that hive honey cannot be faked, it is a product whose value is much higher than its price.

You can eat hive honey with honeycombs, carefully sucking the honey and chewing the wax. The first impression such a delicacy produces is the small sweet fireworks in your mouth, you have no words to describe. It just should be tasted!
When chewing, honeycombs produce a beneficial effect on almost the entire human body. Wax relieves inflammation of the oral mucosa, helps to strengthen the gums and tooth enamel, smokers can get their teeth cleaned from plaque and whitened. You can even swallow a little amount of wax – it's okay! Phytoncides and pollen honeycombs are rich in contribute to the saturation of the body with a mass of enzymes, vitamins, and amino acids. Hive honey has a powerful antiviral, antileukemic, and radioprotective effect, and, what is the most important, it is indispensable when treating almost all diseases of the respiratory system. It is especially effective in the treatment of pneumonia and rhinitis. A characteristic feature of hive honey is the sterility that allows using it as eye drops and in the treatment of cataracts and conjunctivitis. For diabetic patients, hive honey is, in fact, the only dainty that does not raise blood sugar if taken with due care.

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