How to identify wild honey

Characteristics of wild honey:

1. The wild honey produced by wild bees has a light fragrance, which is not strong and lasts for a long time when placed in the air.

2. The shape of wild bees’ hives is irregular. People cannot use separation tools such as honey shakers to separate high-concentration wild honey, so they have to use barbaric pressing methods. In the end, the wild honey we saw was Honey contains a small amount of beeswax, and honey is semi-solid or solid.

3. In addition, the concentration of real wild honey is very high.

Extended information:

The "stone honey" recorded in the previous book "Famous Doctors" is actually wild honey produced by Chinese bees nesting in rocks. The book says, "Stone honey is produced in Wudu Valley, Heyuan Valley and other mountain rocks. It is as white as paste and is good." It can be seen that the ancestors first used wild honey as medicinal materials, and it was widely used to treat oral ulcers, Diseases such as burns and coughs that persist for a long time show the medicinal value of wild honey.

In addition, wild honey has skin care and beauty effects, promotes wound healing, promotes digestion, improves immunity, promotes longevity, improves sleep, protects the liver, fights fatigue, promotes children's growth and development, protects cardiovascular systems, and moisturizes the lungs. It can relieve cough and promote calcium absorption.

However, there are actually risks to consuming wild honey. Because honey is contaminated during the brewing and processing process; it may also be due to the toxicity of bees themselves, which may cause poisoning to some people with allergies; the most common situation is that the plants from which pollen is collected are themselves toxic. The pollen from this poisonous plant is harmless to bees, but when collected and made into honey, it can be harmful to humans.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia--Wild Honey

Reference source: China News Network--Many people were suspected of drinking honey poisoning and 4 people died. Wild honey is risky