BEES AND HONEY


 Honey is such a wonderful and natural food. It is used as a sweetener
and has healing properties. There are many types of honey. 

Where does honey come from?

Honey is produced by bees. The interesting fact is, bees collect nectar
from flowers. It is said of bees, they have two stomachs. One stomach
is used for taking in the nectar from flowers and the other for storing 
the nectar. Amazing!

What a wonderful food!

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