The bee, one of the oldest residents of the Earth can create one of the most important treasures for health. The bee honey. In Greece there are references in the work of Homer and Hesiod regarding the harvesting of honey from wild bee hives inside caves.
Ancient Greeks had granted honey with mythical abilities. Beekeeping was connected with the ancient Greek gods and honey had many medical applications.
Hippocrates once said that the doctors that treat their patients with watered honey will have more successful treatment. Hippocrates suggested two drinks made of honey. Water with honey and vinegar with honey. There are also references which say that many of Cleopatra’s cosmetics contained honey as their basic ingredient.
Honey includes 180 substances organically connected in such a way that no one has ever been able to artificially produce it despite its known composition. Honey is one of the most precious, nutritious and healthier food at our disposal.