Honey is produced by bees who have collected nectar or honeydew. Bees value honey for its sugars, which they consume to support general metabolic activity, especially that of their flight muscles during foraging, and as a food for their larvae.

Find out what the research says about honey, who should avoid it, and how it may affect your health.

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Honey, sweet, viscous liquid food, dark golden in color, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of flowers. Flavor and color are determined by the flowers from which the nectar is gathered.

Honey is a plant-based sweetener that’s high in antioxidants. Its anti-inflammatory properties can help soothe coughs, ease sore throats and treat wounds.

5 Reasons Honey Is Good for You - Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials

The World of Honey Bees While walking through the park on a warm afternoon, you hear a soft humming in the air. This humming gradually builds into a low roar as you approach the old hollow tree in the center of the park. You’ve walked by this old gnarled willow a hundred times, but today you notice a line of bees. The bees soar back and forth out of the tree like hundreds of little buzzing ...