Honey in history, culture and folklore

In many cultures, honey has associations that go far beyond its use as a food. In language and literature, religion and folk belief, honey is frequently a symbol or talisman for sweetness of every kind.
Honey collection

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Honey formation
Honey is laid down by bees as a food source. In cold weather or when food sources are scarce, bees use their stored honey as their source of energy. By contriving for the bee swarm to make its home in a hive, people have been able to semi-domesticate the insects. In the hive there are three types of bee: the single queen bee, a seasonally variable number of drone bees to fertilize new queens, and some 20,000 to 40,000 worker bees.

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Beeswax
Beeswax was ancient man's first plastic, and for thousands of years has been used to create sculpture and jewelry molds for use in the lost-wax casting process.
Lost wax casting of metals, practised by ancient Greeks and Romans, involved coating of a wax model with investment plaster, melting the wax out of the resulting mould and filling the space with molten metal. The technique is still used today even by jewellers, goldsmiths and sculptors, and even in the industrial manufacture of complex components by casting.

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Propolis
Originated from the Greek word, "Pro", meaning "In Defense Of" and "Polis" meaning "City".
In addition to honey, bees make another substance called propolis. It is a resinous substance that is made mainly from tree sap, and has antibiotic properties due to its content of biologically active flavonoids.
Propolis is a natural antibiotic
Propolis has been used for more than 2,000 years to prevent wound infection and other illnesses.
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Vitamins and Minerals
The vitamin and mineral content of honey
Vitamin A
Betacarotene
B-complex vitamins (complete)
Vitamin C, D, E, K....
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A Burst of Enegry
Honey is a great way to increase your stamina!
When you need an instant boost to your energy levels, try a teaspoon of honey.
Honey is a carbohydrate and an excellant source of quick energy. In fact, athletes worldwide often gulp a quick dose of honey to improve performance on the field because honey is rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream.Because of this effect, honey also helps the body absorb calcium.
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Honey Crystallization
Crystallization is a natural phenomenon that causes absolutely no change in the nutrition value and the biological substance of honey.
One common misconception about honey is that when it gets cloudy and crystallizes, it has gone bad. This is not true - in fact, all honey will crystallize over time. The rate of crystallization is determined by the makeup of the nectar. Some honeys will crystallize in just a few days, while others will remain liquid for years. If honey begins to crystallize, it can be liquefied by placing the container in hot water for about 15 minutes.
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Bee Movie
Plot Outline:
Barry B. Benson, a bee who has just graduated from college, is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a special trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans actually eat honey, and subsequently decides to sue us.
Watch the trailer ::: INFO: IMDB
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Apitherapy
Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products. This can include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom.
Most claims of apitherapy have not been proved to the scientific standards of evidence-based medicine and are anecdotal in nature. A wide variety of conditions and diseases have been suggested as candidates for apitherapy, the most well-known being bee venom therapy for autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis.
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