Honey

Always keen to offer you excellent products for your health, it was only natural that you should benefit from the precious nectar harvested under the sweet name of honey. So we're delighted to introduce you to this section, where you'll find our favourite selection of quality honeys from around the world. But that's not all.

You'll also find all the products of the hive, wonderfully good for your body. We'll tell you more about honey in general. Whether it's the best honeys from around the world, their countless benefits in particular, or all the products of the hive that are becoming increasingly popular.

To begin with, how is honey made?

Honey is the substance made by honey bees from flower nectar. Flowers secrete this nectar to attract bees and ensure pollination. The flying friends collect this sweet liquid and store it in what is known as the crop. This term refers to a special pouch where honey processing begins. The foraging bees then deposit their harvest in the hive to pass it on to their fellow workers. The workers then exchange the food among themselves. Mixed with their saliva, the liquid becomes syrupy. It then dries in the wax cells until all the water has evaporated.

The honey is then stored in the sealed cells. For your information, this is a lengthy and highly organised process. To give you an idea, it takes more than 500,000 trips to the hive to make 1 litre of honey. Not counting the 5 litres of nectar needed! So there's a real amount of work involved, not to mention the different types of honey that are made.

The different varieties of honey

There are as many varieties of honey as there are honey plants. That's a lot of honey! But there are three main types of honey:

• Monofloral honeys: made from a single species of flower. They are so named because they meet certain criteria in terms of colour, flavour and smell. In terms of flavour, smell and percentage of flower pollen.
• Then there are the polyfloral honeys: also called "all-flower" and sometimes even "thousand-flower" honeys, they are made from nectar and/or honeydew that the bees have collected from different flowers. These flowers have bloomed during the same season and in the same area.
• And finally, honeydew: this is a substance that bees also produce, but this time from the excrement of aphids that they eat, mainly on tree leaves.

But whatever its origin or variety, there's no denying that honey contains countless benefits.

The benefits of honey in particular

It's no secret that honey has many benefits. In fact, as well as being an energy-giving food, depending on the variety it contains, it has a range of properties in addition to its antibacterial, antioxidant and inflammatory properties. Orange honey, for example, will help to improve digestion, as well as offering particularly calming properties. Another example is thyme honey, which facilitates intestinal transit and relieves sore throats, as well as eliminating bacteria. Finally, jujube honey is particularly well known for boosting immunity.

Generally speaking, honey is made up of simple sugars, which means it is easily metabolised by the body. It is therefore a powerful source of energy and intensely sweet, making it easy to replace refined sugar with a small quantity of this precious sweet nectar. Finally, many honeys are used to treat wounds and burns. That's another reason why it's so good.

That said, our dear, precious bees also provide us with other valuable hive products. Let's start with royal jelly.

The benefits of royal jelly

First of all, you need to know where it comes from. It is a yellowish-white substance. It is secreted by young nurse bees. This is the queen's exclusive food.

The workers only receive it for a few days at the start of their short lives. They live for around 25 days. The queen, on the other hand, can live for up to 5 years, thanks in part to royal jelly. This is no doubt due to its powerful revitalising properties and its ability to stimulate biological resistance, boosting the body and restoring vitality. And there's another variety of beehive products that have also been proving their health benefits since ancient times!

Propolis, a natural antibiotic!

Light yellow to brown in colour, this resinous substance is made from a number of bud and bark resins. These are initially used to seal cracks, protect the hive from damp and prevent mould.

It is used extensively in the medicinal field, particularly to relieve angina, pharyngitis and rhinitis. It is also useful in stomatology and dermatology. It also has antimicrobial properties, which is one of the reasons why it is known as a "natural antibiotic". Then there are a few lines on the hive's latest treasure, pollen, of course.

In addition to honey, royal jelly and propolis, enjoy the benefits of pollen

Of course, we couldn't fail to mention the precious flower pollen harvested by beekeepers. Presented in small balls, it naturally contains antioxidant properties.

In addition to its toning, strengthening and stimulating effects. All of which make it an ideal ally, especially at the change of season. So now you're fully informed about all the varied, quality products, which you can easily find here. But we still have some final information to share with you. Which honey will be the best of all to buy?

The best honey to buy

Among the best honeys in the world. And of course you' ll find them in the products we've selected for you. Above all, we have selected the incomparable Jujube honey. We're sure you won't be disappointed, not least because of its flavour and precious virtues.