Category Archives: Honey
The Queen Bee: Her life and contribution to the bee hive
The queen bee is said to be the mother of every bee in the hive. A bee colony is a honey machine and every bee has a job to do. But the most important role is played by the queen. Let’s find out more about this queen bee and her relationship with her bees and the hive. How many queens are there in a
READ MOREFacts about Honey crystallization
Have you ever found your honey turned solid with pale white crystals and thought it is spoiled or fake? Don’t worry, it’s not spoiled and it has crystalized because it’s raw. There is a popular myth that says, pure honey never crystallizes. So many people believe that when honey crystallizes it has spoiled or has been adulterated. In fact, crystallization is a strong
READ MORETest Purity of Honey: Is Navmi Foods Honey NMR Tested?
A Netflix show called ‘Rotten’ debuted with the episode “Lawyers, guns and honey”, which discusses the rise of corruption in the honey industry. The documentary depicts the process that is prevalent in the honey production industry and delves into the “Honeygate” which is a sting operation that reveals the flux of fake honey from China. In this topic, we try to learn the Test Purity of Honey,
READ MORECrystallized Honey : One Question Our Customer Ask Us A Lot!
The most common query about honey is, “I bought a bottle of honey and it has crystallized. Is it pure honey?” Well, the crystallization of honey is a natural process. Pure honey crystallizes. All said and done if your jar of honey doesn’t crystallize it doesn’t mean that it’s adulterated. It might so happen that you have bought Acacia Honey or you live in a place
READ MOREThe untold story of Natural honey
Honey is a natural food product and one of the oldest ones. It has incredible medicinal benefits. It infuses energy in your body and its mention brings a smile on your face and symbolizes positivity. Honey is associated with good health. Most people love the taste of honey and are well aware by now that it has a lot of health and medicinal benefit. But we
READ MORENomadic beekeeping and monofloral honey
The supermarket shelves are filled with numerous attractively packed jars and bottles of many shapes with the golden liquid; honey, which is one of the most loved essential of the human diet for centuries. Essentially there are many brands in the market selling honey and that leaves us confused as to which is the best- natural and authentic product. Sometimes we even get skeptical
READ MOREAmazing Facts About Honey Beeswax
Beeswax has been used across the world since ancient civilization. In fact, it’s been found in pharaohs, Roman ruins, and sunken Viking ships too. Beeswax never goes bad and it has been recovered from old shipwrecks and is still usable. Over time beeswax gets its bloom. It is a light powdery substance that comes from within the wax. It can be buffed off and can be left
READ MOREImportance of honey bees for the earth and human existence?
Honey bees are important to the ecosystem as they pollinate food crops. If they have to ever go extinct you can think about how it would seriously affect our ecosystem? Pollination leads to the production of fruits, vegetables, seeds, etc. Insects move pollen from one plant to another fertilizing the plants. The delicate balance of Mother Nature /Earth’s ecosystem will be badly hit affecting our
READ MOREWhat are the health benefits of combining honey and yogurt?
Yogurt is one of the most important ingredients in many Indian dishes. It adds a zing and flavor to the food but quite often in India it is consumed with rice, vegetables, or in the form of lassi/chaas (buttermilk). Apart from using it to cook yogurt is used to enhance skin and hair. A mixture of honey and yogurt can be applied as a face mask. It
READ MOREInteresting facts about honey bees
“If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live?” ~ Albert Einstein We have been talking about the many healing and therapeutic characteristics of honey. But, let’s now throw some light on the honey bee facts too. Here are some interesting and intriguing facts about honey bees:
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