How much honey do bees produce?
Each hive of bees can produce anywhere from 9 to 27 kg (20 to 60 pounds) of honey on average per year (depending on a variety of factors such as geographic location, weather, temperature, pests, local flora, and more). Some hives can produce much greater amounts under ideal management conditions.
How much honey do the bees make in a day?
In order to produce 0.5kg (1 pound) of honey, a bee must fly 89,000 km (55,000 miles) and visit 2 million flowers. An average worker bee makes only about 1/12 teaspoon (1/3 gram) (where 4 grams is equivalent to 1 teaspoon) of honey in its lifetime.
Is production all year round?
No. Generally bees require the nectar produced by flowers to make honey, which is a primary source of food for the colony. Honey bees don't forage in the winter when the plants are not producing nectar and pollen.
Why is Manuka honey so special?
Methylglyoxal is Manuka honey's active ingredient and likely responsible for these antibacterial effects. Additionally, Manuka honey has antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits. In fact, it has traditionally been used for wound healing, soothing sore throats, preventing tooth decay and improving digestive issues.
What is honey quality?
Good quality honey is honey that is not altered or blended with other substances, like molasses or corn syrup. Also, it should have a water content of 18% or less. Higher levels of water can cause fermentation in the honey which will cause it to lose its freshness.
What is labelTRUST?
LabelTRUST is a unique system that provides authenticity and integrity of the MELLY HONEY you are purchasing.
You can scan the QRCODE on the MELLY HONEY jar that will automatically link you to our database. Our system will then identify your code and provide you with all the scientific data that is applicable to the jar in your hand. The data provided relates to batch number, date produced, colour and other relevant data. So with confidence you can purchase the authentic MELLY HONEY.
Does location of the hive effect production?
Each hive of bees can produce anywhere from 9 to 27 kg (20 to 60 pounds) of honey on average per year (depending on a variety of factors such as geographic location, weather, temperature, pests, local flora, and more).
What is MonoFloral?
Monofloral honey is a type of honey which has a distinctive flavour or other attribute due to its being predominantly from the nectar of one plant species.
Why is MonoFloral so important?
Polyfloral (meaning 'poly=many' and 'floral=flowers') honey is produced by honey bees using nectar from many different flower sources. Alternatively, honey bees produce monofloral (meaning 'mono=one/single' and 'floral=flowers/plants') honey from the nectar a single flowering plant. The honey takes the colour and taste of the predominant flowering plant and can appear whitish, light yellow, amber, dark amber, brownish, black, etc., and taste floral, fruity, woody, herbal, medicinal, minty, musky or bitter. Our bees are provided with thousands of acres of land with abundant Manuka Tea Trees which restricts them to just one specific blossom type thus obtaining 100% pure monofloral honey.
How are orders processed?
When shipping our MELLY HONEY we take extra care to provide proper packaging materials for this delicious drops of liquid gold. We pride ourselves when producing the MELLY HONEY so it is of great importance to ensure that all our produce is safely delivered to the final destination.
How long will delivery take?
Normally 3 days.
What medical benefits does honey provide?
Monofloral honey has unique medicinal and therapeutic properties. Manuka honey has impressive medicinal properties. Some monofloral honey types are specifically sought for their special abilities to promote wound healing, boosting the immune system, fighting fatigue and hypoglycaemia, improving digestive health, inducing sleep, and treating gastritis.