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1. The king of honey ——— royal honey.
Among the many varieties of honey, there are three that can be called the treasures of honey, and they can be called the royal family of honey even in the royal tribute of the past dynasties. They are the "white honey" in the primeval forest of Changbai Mountain, the "nest honey" generated over time in the natural mountains and wilderness, and the "hard honey" in the deep mountains of Yunnan. Due to the changes in the environment and the influence of human activities, today, "white honey" and "nest honey" in the real sense have become extremely rare like natural black pearls in the sea.
Nowadays, it can still be faint from time to time, only the "hard honey" in the deep mountains of Yunnan is the imperial honey that we still have the opportunity to taste.
Hard honey is mainly harvested from Yebazi, which grows in the grass and shrubs on the slopes of the mountains at an altitude of about 2,500 meters, and is now only distributed in a very small part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the world. From early October to early December every year, the flowering period of Yebazi is long, but the temperature and humidity are too high and too low are not conducive to honey secretion, if it encounters cold wave and low temperature or wind and rain weather, it will have a serious impact on honey secretion, and even lead to the failure of harvest. Yebazi is overflowing with honey because of the aura of gathering heaven and earth, and it can only be harvested once every ten years, so there is a saying that "overflowing honey once in ten years".
This is one of the reasons why hard honey is precious.
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There are two types of honey sold in the market: pure natural honey and processed concentrated honey, so which honey is better? Needless to say, pure natural honey is good. Celery.
The best of pure natural honey is naturally mature honey, which usually needs to be collected and brewed by bees for more than 7 days, and has the nutrients that honey should have in the real sense; The immature honey is the nectar that has not been fully brewed recently, and most of the honey is taken in 1-2 days, and many nutrients are not comprehensive, insufficient and unstable. At the time of sale, it is also necessary to go through mechanical dehydration and concentration, this kind of honey is generally called concentrated honey, processed honey, and the honey sold in supermarkets is mostly concentrated honey, which does not have the nutritional value that honey should have.
When choosing honey in the supermarket, pay attention to the bottle label of honey, some labels on the ingredient list, directly indicate the honey content of 60%, containing sucrose, sugar, fructose syrup, high fructose syrup, etc., and pure honey products are not allowed to add these substances. Also pay attention to honey products with "honey cream", these are not honey, but plant extracts added to real honey or syrup, such as: loquat honey cream, aloe vera honey cream, acacia honey cream, ginseng honey cream.
Beekeepers who travel long distances to catch flowers can divide honey into many kinds according to the different nectar source plants collected by the bees. Different honeys have different tastes and effects, so you can choose honey according to your preferences and needs. Often drink the seedlings of the bee love of the vitex honey, the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving cough is quite good, and the family is keeping bees, which should be pure natural honey.
Honey is also divided into grades according to the color and taste of the nectar, acacia honey, lychee honey, linden honey, and white wattle honey belong to the first-class honey, in addition, it is also related to the maturity, and the first-class honey that meets the standard of natural mature honey is of course the best.