Honey

After my Honey Bee post, which really just turned into a Queen Bee post, Skylar really wanted to know WHY bees make honey. 
So honey this one is for you.

The answer is simple; bees make honey for an energy source (food).  But here's what I didn't know, honey also acts as insulation for their hive during the winter. 

Because most bee colonies are maintained by beekeepers, the bees overproduce honey, which is why it's ok for us to take it from them.  Human consumption of honey is not doing any harm to the baby bees, they still get their fill.

Here are a few other interesting facts I learned about honey:
Nectar is regurgitated into the honeycomb, the content is high in water and natural yeast, if it was left this way it would ferment and be no good; but those smart little bees fan the nectar, thus making the water evaporate so that it is more sugar concentrated and turns to honey, and will not ferment.

Honey can be used as an antibiotic for burns and ulcers or gangrene, honey draws water away, so when honey is applied topically, the infection will be dehydrated to death.

Babies should not consume honey!  They can get botulism and die within 3-30 days. While the botulinum spores are not harmful to adults and children, they can be fatal to infants as their immune system and digestive tract are not fully developed.