September is National Honey Month

Honey is a natural sweet food product produced by two kinds of bees: honeybees and stingless bees. The bees collect flower nectar and break it down into sugars. They store this in a wax structure called a comb as their food for the winter.

Honey is a prized food source in many cultures. Honey has been used therapeutically for thousands of years. Medical evidence shows that it is beneficial in several ways.

Honey has antimicrobial properties. Research studies show that honey not only improves wound, burn, and skin and gastric ulcer healing, but also can sterilize infected wounds. Honey is useful in treating both diarrhea and acid reflux. Do not eat too much honey, though. Excessive sugar consumption makes diarrhea worse.

A honey cough syrup can decrease the severity and frequency of children’s coughing at night. However, honey should never be given to very young children due to the risk of botulism.

Here are some other unusual facts about honey:

https://www.agfoundation.org/news/september-is-national-honey-month

Enjoy the sweetness of honey in various forms this September.