HONEY FROM ENVIRONMENTALLY UNHARMED MONTENEGRIN HIGH LANDS, A TRULY NATURAL ORGANIC PRODUCT

Did you know?

o Bees have been around, producing honey using the same methodology, for already 150 millions of years

o The oldest fossil evidence of honeybees (Apis melifera) dates from 180 millions of years ago

o Cave paintings in Spain, made around 7000 BC, present the oldest depicted evidence of man’s honey exploitation

o Ancient Egyptian and Middle-Eastern peoples used honey for embalming the dead, also, the tombs were decorated with bee drawings

o Honey collection by humans is an ancient activity. Humans began hunting for honey at least 9,000 years ago

o In the Roman Empire, honey was used instead of gold to pay taxes

o In the ancient chinese culture, people with small pox were covered with honey in order to accelerate the healing process and prevent scars

o Certain historians claim that the body of Alexander the Great was mummified in honey

o Honeybees were brought to North America, in the 17th century, by english settlers

o Ancient slavic people used great amounts of honey as a nutrition supplement, especially to produce mead („medovina“), their favorite honey-based bevarage

o Nowadays, honey is even utilised in modern industry (antifreeze production)

TYPICAL HONEY ANALYSES

75% sugar (Fructose 38%, Glucose 31 %, Sucrose 1 %, 5 % other sugars (maltose, melezitose))

2,7% proteins

19% water

other:

organic acids

aromas

minerals

DISTINGUISHING HONEY QUALITY?

The high quality natural honey can be distinguished by its fragrance and taste. The ripe, freshly collected, high quality honey at 20°C (68°F) flows from the spoon in a straight squirt, without breaking into separate drops. After falling down the honey should form a clear hillock!