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Bee gold: Why honey is an insect superfood
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3026" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211122-bee-gold-why-honey-is-an-insect-superfood" target="_blank"><strong>Bee gold: Why honey is an insect superfood - BBC</strong></a></p><p></p><p>t should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers, they are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee different varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that best fights off its infection.</p><p></p><p>People, on the other hand, have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to the nutritional nuances of honey. Just a few decades ago, most lists of "functional foods" – those that offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition – failed to mention it, says entomologist May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "Even beekeepers – and certainly bee scientists – considered it nothing more than sugar water."</p><p></p><p>Since that time, a large body of research has revealed that honey is chock-full of plant chemicals that influence honey bee health. Components in honey can help bees live longer, boost their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and heighten their ability to fight off infections and heal wounds. The findings hint at ways to help bees, which have been hit hard in recent years by parasites, pesticide exposure and habitat loss.</p><p></p><p>"It's just such a remarkable substance, and I think people maybe still don't quite appreciate it," says Berenbaum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3026, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20211122-bee-gold-why-honey-is-an-insect-superfood'][B]Bee gold: Why honey is an insect superfood - BBC[/B][/URL] t should come as no surprise that bees know a lot about honey. They aren't only honey producers, they are also consumers, and pretty sophisticated ones at that. Offer a sick bee different varieties of honey, for example, and it will choose the one that best fights off its infection. People, on the other hand, have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to the nutritional nuances of honey. Just a few decades ago, most lists of "functional foods" – those that offer health benefits beyond basic nutrition – failed to mention it, says entomologist May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "Even beekeepers – and certainly bee scientists – considered it nothing more than sugar water." Since that time, a large body of research has revealed that honey is chock-full of plant chemicals that influence honey bee health. Components in honey can help bees live longer, boost their tolerance of harsh conditions such as intense cold and heighten their ability to fight off infections and heal wounds. The findings hint at ways to help bees, which have been hit hard in recent years by parasites, pesticide exposure and habitat loss. "It's just such a remarkable substance, and I think people maybe still don't quite appreciate it," says Berenbaum. [/QUOTE]
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