Honey

Each country or part of the world has its own definition of honey. Honey is a sweet, viscous, golden fluid processed by bees from flower nectar and other flower secretions. Bees gather nectar, add their own components and transform it by evaporation into honey, then store it in combs in the beehive. Bees use this honey as food when no nectar is available.  The honey keeps maturing in the comb because of a fermentation process. Honey is composed of 20 to 25% water; the dry matter left is composed of many different sugars types. That is what makes honey such an interesting and dynamic food.

Honey colour and taste vary greatly. Colour can range form light translucid yellow to all shade of amber to dark red-brown, taste varies from mild to spicy almost medicinal flavours. This variation is due mainly to the plant source of the honey but sometimes influenced by climatic conditions.

Honey offered by us is pure honey, not mixed with any other additives. Some honeys offered for sale are adulterated with glucose or corn syrup.

Honey is a stimulating energy food, 350 Kcal per 100 grams; it contains minerals, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes and anti-oxidant.

Honey has medicinal properties, the main one being its anti-bacterial activity.

Honey shows strong cicatrizing or wound healing activity.

The plant origin determines the medicinal properties of honey. Some honeys are suitable for diabetics, because they have a low Glycemic Index GI

Honey is suitable for the whole family; some countries only recommend usage for infants over one year old, others allow it at a very young age. Sports people will benefit from the very rich sugar content as an energy supplement to attain stronger endurance levels

 Please note: Due to state importation regulations, Honey and other Bee products are not available for shipment to WA or Kangaroo Island.