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Honey: yummy, ancient and medicinal By Linda Waggener Betty Knifley presented facts about honey at the Adair County Extension Office February 18, 2020. Several brands, including ones made locally, were shared and tasted for favorite selection. If you thought of it only as a delicious sweetener before, there's more to know. Honey never spoils if stored in an airtight container. It is one of the only unlimited-shelf-life foods in the world. Honey is an ancient gift - it has been discovered in tombs and it is discussed in the Holy Bible. Honey is medicinal - for all ages except babies who must not have honey until they are over a year old. Evidence of it being prescribed as a medical treatment dates back as far as ancient Mesopotamia. There are different flavors and colors of honey as demonstrated in the taste test at this meeting. Tastes from the following companies were compared: Luckey Frost, Columbia Kentucky wildflowers; Luckey Frost Mississippi wildflowers; Blackaby Hill Farm, Columbia wildflowers; Big Black Dog Farm, Columbia; Tennessee clover; orange blossom Florida; Savannah from Georgia; Hamakua, from Hawaii; and dark wildflowers from local retail. Baking tips were provided along with how to substitute honey for sugar. There was discussion of raising bees, it is difficult and according to participant Shirley Jones, it does not provide a lot of income. Bees are said to be in grave danger because of the amount of sprays going into the earth. The new no-till crop option kills more bees because of the spraying that's done to this style of crop. Farmers and gardeners using poisonous sprays are asked to spray in evenings after bees have time to settle. Betty provided materials and details for each homemakers club leader in Adair County so that this information can spread among all who are members. For more information on honey and be keeping, contact the UK extension office, 409 Fairground St., Columbia, KY. 270-384-2317, and find local honey at the Farmers Market which starts up in April. This story was posted on 2020-02-21 08:03:13
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