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Honey Benefits

Medical benefits of honey have been around as long as honey has been around. It has been around for more than 2700 years. Archeologists have found honey in ancient tombs of the pharaohs in Egypt. Honey has been so valuable it was it was used in Germany, around 11th century A.D. where was used as a currency. Honey has been a prize commodity for its sweetness.

It also been found to be used not only in food and beverages, to make cement, in furniture polishes and varnishes, and for medical purposes. Medical uses for honey date back 1000's of years. It has reputation to help cure, soothe and even being down right delicious to our pallets.

In order to have honey you have to harvest it. To do this you must have honey bees. Collecting honey has been done in a variety of ways all of which can have a sting to it. Well you know what they say, "when you love something so much it hurts." The ancient ways were to follow a bee back to its nest and usually climb high in the trees. Another way is to hollow out a log and put some honey in it to attract the honey bees. Today's methods are making a box with drawers with screens. Just a note still used todays as well as ancient times smoke is used to calm and shoo away the bees. After you have harvested the honey you can then begin using it for your aliments such as Anxiety, Arthritis, Asthma, Bad breath, Cholesterol, Coughs, Fatigue, Infertility, Longevity, and Weight loss.
Medical benefits of honey have been around as long as honey has been around. It has been around for more than 2700 years. Archeologists have found honey in ancient tombs of the pharaohs in Egypt.
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Top 10 Honey Recipes for Ailments

Anxiety: Take 1 Tablespoon of honey at dinner. If that doesn't work, try mixing 3 Tablespoons of Apple Cider Vinegar to 1 cup of honey in a jar. Take 2 teaspoons before bed.

Arthritis: take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon once in the morning and again in the evening. According to Copenhagen University taking this will cure arthritis. Copenhagen University tested their theory. The results were that within a week, 73 patients out of 200 were relieved of pain and within a month, arthritis patients could again walk without pain.

Asthma: Right before going to bed, take a mixture of 1 tsp. honey with 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.

Bad breath: is said to be helpful if gargled in the morning. One teaspoon of honey and cinnamon mixed in hot water is supposed to keep breath fresh all day.

Cholesterol: Mix two tablespoons of honey and three tablespoons of cinnamon in 16 ounces of tea. This mixture is said to reduce the level of cholesterol by ten percent within a short amount of time.

Coughs: boil a whole lemon slowly for 10 minutes. Cut the lemon in 2 and extract the juice. Add juice to a 4 oz glass. Then add 2 Tablespoons of glycerin and fill the remaining glass with honey. Dosage: 1 teaspoon during the day. Stir with spoon before taking. If you have a night-time cough, take 1 teaspoon right before retiring and then another one during the night. If your cough is severe, take concoction every 4 hours starting with when you wake up. As the cough gets better, you take less and less. This recipe came from the book, Folk Medicine, by DC Jarvis

Fatigue: One half tablespoon of honey in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon in the morning and in the afternoon will increase your vitality within a week.

Infertility: Two tablespoons of honey taken before bed is said to also correct impotency. A touch of cinnamon in one half teaspoon of honey and applied to the gums throughout the day will help a woman conceive. Mixing it with the saliva lets it slowly enter the body.

Longevity:: Boil 3 cups of water with 4 teaspoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 or 4 times a day.

Weight loss: Twice daily, once at night, and one in the morning ½ hour before breakfast drink a cup of boiled hot water with honey and cinnamon. It's been said that even the most obese patient can lose weight and drinking this mixture doesn't allow the fat to accumulate in the body.

Thanks to http://www.solveyourproblem.com/ and http://www.earthclinic.com/ for these recipes.

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These are my friends,the Anderson's they are missionaries in Guinea. It's a small country in Africa. They are church planting and raising up a christian congregation there. Jim has learned to harvest honey and Dawn is a nurse. What amounts to be a doctor in that neck of the woods. They have three children Ben and Kaleb. They are twins and are local celebrities there because local people believe its good fortune being a twin. They also have a precious daughter Hannah.

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How to Make Honey

By Megan McFarland

Of course, bees make honey. Honey is made by gathering flower nectar, which the bees place in the honeycomb cells of their hive. But how do you harvest this honey?

Step 1:
Set up your beekeeping equipment: Of course, you'll need a hive from which to harvest the honey. An important consideration is your safety; there is a reason why beekeepers wear head-to-toe protection.
Step 2:
Harvest the honeycombs: The honey is kept in chambers above where the eggs are laid and cared for. These areas are actually easier to remove from the hive than other sections, which is good news for those harvesting the honey. You can eat the honey right from the combs, but most serious beekeepers and honey enthusiasts process the honeycombs and bottle the honey. When honey is used straight from the honeycombs, it is called "comb honey", while honey that has been processed is called "liquid honey."
Step 3:
Clean the honeycombs: There are caps over the honey in the honeycombs. These will need to be scraped off each side of the honey frames before harvesting the honey.
Step 4:
Extract the honey: There are special extracting machines to extract the honey. They spin the frames of honeycombs until he honey drips down, into a tank of unprocessed honey.
Step 5:
Process the honey: The honey should be processed to remove any debris which may have been extracted along with the honey. Honey is so thick that most of this debris actually floats, and it can be skimmed off the top. Then, it is warmed slightly to make it easier to work with, and strained to remove any smaller pieces of debris.
Step 6:
Bottling the honey: Now, the honey is ready for bottling. Some honey makers pressure-filter their honey before bottling to remove all of the pollen, but this also removes some of the flavor, and many serious honey fans prefer raw honey, which still has its pollen. You may notice that honey varies in color from darker to lighter. This depends on the source of the nectar, and results in a different taste. Generally, the darker the color, the stronger the taste.
Step 7:
Storage: Honey will keep for a very long time. It may crystallize, especially if it is raw honey, but you can eat it as-is, or heat it gently to re-liquefy these crystals. Honey should be stored between 70 and 75 degrees, and tightly capped to prevent moisture from reaching the honey. For long term storage, keep it in the freezer.

Making honey from beehives is quite challenging, yet it's also a rewarding activity. An involved hobby, it's not for everyone. If you are getting into beekeeping, make sure that you adequately protect yourself from the bees. Honey is a pure, natural sweetener, and it can be well worth the effort required to harvest it.-By Megan McFarland

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