No two samples of honey are identical - each is an individual natural substance. Not only is it affected by the species of flower the bees have visited, but each colony produces unique honey. There are even variations created by the time of day and year when the nectar was collected.

The bees need to visit many flowers to collect enough nectar to produce a quantity of honey. They store this in the hive or nest for use as food when they are unable to forage for fresh nectar. Beekeepers harvest surplus honey to sell it. Honey is not only used as a spread, on cereal or in drinks but can be used in many forms of cooking. Honey has other less familiar uses too. It is anti-bacterial and can be used for wound dressings to keep them sterile and promote healing. It is widely reputed that local honey is beneficial for hay fever sufferers and certainly many people feel an improvement from ingesting honey on a daily basis throughout the problem season.