Honey

A sticky, natural sweetener produced by honey bees, honey is commonly used as a spread or in sweet and savoury recipes. Honey can vary in colour, taste and consistency, so don’t be put off if you try one honey and it isn’t for you. It may take some time to find your flavour.

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What is honey?

Bees make honey by forraging for nectar from flowers surrounding their hives. The honey is then produced in hives and kept safe in honeycombs.

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