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zz7z r3r2ijiiirvai iiji i jjt tiiliiii fttliidfc r r a jk m i 6 v w vv i lisa cartwright from cooking and baking to medicinal and beauty products there are thousands of ways to use and enjoy honey a natural sweetener honey has been sought after and used by man for centuries honey has been discovered in mayan ruins and it is said that egypts cleopatra often bathed in milk and honey to help maintain her youthful appearance marylye the marketing consultant for the ontario beekeepers association said in- israel honey is usedjn surgery because bacteria cant grow in honey doctors put honey on wounds so infection cant set in honey also helps wounds to heal faster and prevents bandages from sticking to them hbriey is good for you inside and out the role of the honeybee and the beekeeper ontarios 4000 beekeepers look after 77000 hives which produce about 32 mil- lion kilograms of honey each year lye said the value of this years crop is about 100 million but honey isnt the only thing bees are responsible for a third of the food on our plate is the direct result of the pollination of bees lye said starting in the early morning the bee keeper will pack up his hives and bring them- to a field or orchard farmers rent honey bees from the beekeepers the honeybees are released and will go from flower to flower pollinating the fields the bees will return to the hive once the nectar stops being secreted by the flower jtheyalue of the beejto the pollination of crops is 10 times the value of the honey crop after the honeybees pollinate trie crops they wili brings the nectar- back to the hive where it is used to feed their young and produce honey varieties of honey in ontario the honey flavours are as varied as the local flowers lye said v some of the types include canola clover wildflowers such as golderirod and aster strawberry and more beekeepers are able to determine which plant source their honey comes from because the honeybee will oniytrav- el ii a fivef mile radius fromtheirnests beekeepers can also tell by the colour- later in theseason- honey is dark has a more robust flavour and is aromatic early in the season honey is more delicate which is the classic ontario honey lye said professionals can also tell by the smell they are like a wine testers canadian honey- is among one of the best types in the world ontario honey is number one white the most prized honey among honey users canada produces white honey because of its crops and climate but the type of honey people enjoy depends on their palate some people like dark and powerful flavours people who enjoy a delicate flavour buy canadian honey a natural source l 3 k- i ti fa heatedw-f- ff s ccorhb horieyis the 6nryuhprocessed phoney x g y the larger honeymanufacturers will heat the honey to remove pollen and small parti- i v l l its hot ciorie for health reasons but for a vf longer shelf life j j r j jy tliepollen and particles found in honey c have been proven to be beneficial to allergy suffers 7 people who eat local rioriey within al5 rrule radius of where they live will build a fesistanceld ailergeri 5 honey also contains traces of vitamiira arid c as well as tracerriinerals the typeof minerals found in the honey depends on the soil content i other honey facts r staff photosteve somerville a natural product honey is used bakingbeauty ucts andeven in surgery 7 honey acts like fat by holding molecules together ir i the refrigerator will speed up the crysr tallizatioh process which is why honey c should be stored at room temperature away 4 from dirertsunlight for longterm storage honey can be put in the freezer to decrystallize honey lye suggested people place the sealed container into the dishwasherfor acycle the honey will be liq- uefied when it comes out j n j a honeybee must visit two million flow ers to makea pound of honey honeybees flyover 55000 miles to bring the consumer one i pound of honey ah average workerhoneybee will make twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its life time baking with honey baking with honey traps the moisture which makes baked goods last longer honey in baked goods reduces crumbli- riess in cookies and biscuits you can substitute sugar in recipes by following these tips mild flavoured honey is best for baking y use v same amount of honey as sugar and decrease the liquid by 14 cup for each cup of honey used s add 12- tsp baking soda or increase ontario honey has a 17 per cent moisture content so bacteria cant form and it wont ferment honey is easy to digest and wont sit in the stomach while honey has the same amount of calories as granulated sugar honey contains more more fructose fruit sugars- thismeanslesshoneyisrequiredforthe 7u samesweetenihcdower sodaby 12 top for each cup of honey used tptah oventemperatureby ktc to beekeepers has never been pasteurized prewntovearownirigv om fresh produce our insfore we accept major credit cards store wide a family tradition since 1929 product of spain sweetn juicy large size clementines 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