Honey

Honey is a delicious viscous sweetener made naturally by bees for their own nourishment. The awesome process of making honey begins when the bees feast on flowers, collecting the flower nectar in their mouths.

This nectar then mixes with special enzymes in the bees’ saliva, an alchemical process that turns it into honey. The bees have added a special enzyme to the nectar that divides the sucrose into glucose and fructose -- two simple sugars that our bodies can easily absorb directly.

The bees carry the honey back to the hive, where they deposit it into the cells of the hive's walls. The fluttering of their wings provides the necessary ventilation to reduce the honey's moisture content, making it ready for consumption.

Honey comes in a range of colors including white, amber, red, brown and almost black. Its flavor and texture vary with the type of flower nectar from which it was made. While the most commonly available honeys are made from clover, alfalfa, heather and acacia flowers, honey can be made from a variety of different flowers, including thyme and lavender.

Honey also can be used in a sweet and dry sweetener form like Honey Crystals. Honey Crystals are made of certified organic honey, no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. With Honey Crystal you can add a taste of honey to your favorite cookies, breakfast cereal, cakes, pies, rolls, coatings, dressings, and even to sweeten your coffee or tea! By just replacing sugar 1 to 1 without the sticky mess sometimes prevalent with honey for a delicious sweet honey flavor.