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Honey
Bee gathering nectar
Bridegroom, dear to my Heart
Your Beauty is great, Honeysweet.
Lion, dear to my Heart,
Your Beauty is great, Honeysweet.
(love song of the princess of the Sumerian king Shu-Shin,
about 3000 B.C., first known writing on honey in history)
Introduction
Honey is the sweet liquid produced by bees. They ingest nectar and honeydew, enrich it with substances of their own, store and mature it in honeycombs. Bees produce blossom honeys from nectar and honeydew honey from honeydew. Honeydew is the product of small plant sucking insects.
Switzerland produces about 3000 t of honey per year which covers only about 1/3 of its needs, the remaining 2/3 have to be imported. The annual consumption of 1.2 kg honey per capita in Switzerland is one of the highest in the world.
Switzerland produces about 3000 t of honey per year which covers only about 1/3 of its needs, the remaining 2/3 have to be imported. The annual consumption of 1.2 kg honey per capita in Switzerland is one of the highest in the world.
The way of honey
In this slide show you can see the main stages of honey production.
Click into the picture to start the presentation.
Click into the picture to start the presentation.
Honey authenticity
Honey is the only natural sweetener offered world-wide today, which has the status of being healthy for young and old. The authenticity of honey has two different aspects: Authenticity in respect to honey production and authenticity in respect of descriptions such as geographical and botanical origin.
Honey authenticity: a review
S. Bogdanov, P. Martin (2002)
Last modification: 01.02.2006 | Size: 156 kb | Type: PDF
S. Bogdanov, P. Martin (2002)
Last modification: 01.02.2006 | Size: 156 kb | Type: PDF
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