About Honey
Honey has been sought after at all times. Already in historical times, people understood how to make use of the bees’ stores of honey. Here you can learn more about honey and life in the hive.
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How is honey made?
How is honey made? Bees collect nectar from flowers. They mix the nectar with an enzyme in their bodies and place it in wax combs in the hive. The…
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FACTS ABOUT BEES
How the bees live The bee colony consists of one queen, several thousand worker bees (female bees) and several hundred drones. The drones have only one task: to fertilize…
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THE BEES’ CALENDAR
MARCH In March, the spring sun begins to warm during the day, but the nights are still freezing cold. One must be careful. March is the month of the…
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THE HISTORY OF HONEY
Honey and beekeeping in Norway It is not known how long beekeeping has been practiced in Norway, but we do know that beeswax in the Bronze Age was used…
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IS HONEY HEALTHY?
Very many of us have grown up with and still swear by warm drinks with honey, and often also with lemon and ginger. In a guide issued by the…
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HOW TO REPLACE SUGAR WITH HONEY
Replace sugar with honey – here’s how: A simple rule of thumb is that you can use 10% less honey than sugar – this is because honey is sweeter…
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Honningcentralen supplies only genuine honey!
Measures against fake honey Honey is among the raw materials on the world market that are most frequently adulterated. In Norway, however, we have a good overview of the…