Top 10 Interesting Facts About Honey

Not only is it a sweet addition to foods, but did you know that honey was also used as a substitute for bandages? Honey contains antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties that are used to accelerate healing processes. It also has a low pH, ranging from 3 to 6, which is helpful for releasing oxygen from the blood necessary to heal wounds.

This is because honey has low pH and low moisture. Even if you didn't touch that container of honey for over a decade, or even centuries, it will still be good. It's been known in Egypt that honey has been found to be over a thousand years old, yet it was still in good condition.

That makes honey one of the best foods. I wish there were more foods that never expire.

Some types of honey can be poisonous and can even be useful in war too. In ancient times, people used honey as a toxic chemical to defeat their enemies. Some types of honey contained a toxin called grayanotoxins, which can cause dizziness and a slow heart rate when consumed. It can even be fatal in excess amounts.

When Xenophon, a Greek military leader, noted the excess number of bees on the Black Sea coast at one of the campsites, he was surprised seeing that his soldiers collapsed after eating the honey.

We've been told that bees only produce honey. Did you also know that some species of wasps, such as honeypot ants and the Mexican honey wasp, are known to make honey?

Huh, didn't know that. I wonder if the honey these wasps produce tastes any different.

I would imagine it's much harder to collect a significant amount of it from wasps.

There are other substitutes for currency in the past, but honey is certainly one you didn't expect. Back in the 11th century in Germany, honey was used to pay their lords since it was a heavily preferred ingredient in beers.

Remember when I said that honey can even hasten the process of healing wounds? Well, not only is it a healthier substitute for sugar, but it contains various benefits, nutrients, and antioxidants that can regulate blood pressure, improve heart health, and help in digesting food.

Fun yet surprising fact: bees are one of the few insects that eat and store their own honey in order to survive, especially in the winters, in which they need up to 90 pounds of honey in order to survive.

Or thought to be the oldest beverage. It has been made for thousands of years, all the way back to India. It's also enjoyed throughout the world and played a part in mythology and culture, especially in the Norse.

Some of you may not expect how hardworking bees are, just like us.