How is honey produced and what is its composition?

Although many people know that honey is produced by worker bees, not many can describe the exact process of how honey is made. And it turns out to be very interesting...

Bees honey produce nectar from the nectar found in the flowers of plants. Nectar is a sweet liquid that insects eat. Bees visit thousands of flowers and fly countless kilometres to collect the right amount. So can we make honey after we've wandered through the meadows, gathered nectar and know the recipe? It turns out that the secret is not in the nectar, but in the hard-working women themselves. Once collected, or rather drunk, by bees, the nectar enters one of their two stomachs, where it is processed by special digestive enzymes. Sound not very tasty? Read on...

After a long journey from the fields, the nectar is already digested in the stomach and is passed on from one worker bee to another, and this one to yet another. The process is a bit like a "broken telephone" - the nectar is sent up a chain of bees to the inside of the hive, before it finally reaches the honeycomb. How do bees "send" nectar, you say? Well, certainly not from hand to hand, but through their brood. This is how each bee passes on its share of enzymes to this nectar product. This makes it even more valuable.

Fermentation in the honeycomb is a crucial part of the honey production process. After pouring the nectar into the honeycomb, the bees beat their wings vigorously and ventilate the nectar for a while - thickening it before sealing it with wax and leaving it. During fermentation in the comb, the complex carbohydrates in the nectar are converted into simple and easily assimilated glucose and fructose. This is why we feel the sweetness of honey as soon as we lick it.

Does this honey production technology seem a little unhygienic? Scientists have recently discovered that the bread fed to the larvae of worker bees contains chemicals that render the bees completely sterile. This is why Honey and other bee products it doesn't last that long! Unsprayed honey has even been found in the pyramids of the Pharaohs. Fortunately, Brothers' Honey is coming to your home - fresh and delicious. So, enjoy it with confidence!