Honey is the third most adulterated product in the world (After olive oil and milk). According to testing within the EU in 2015, an overall non-compliance of 20% of samples was found, with 36% non-compliance with honeydew honey and 12% of blossom honey The adulteration can be because products have had corn or sugar syrup added to it to bulk it out

It has often been said that honeybees never sleep. However experimental observation has shown that honeybees do have occasional short periods that last about 30 seconds when their antenna droop and they become relaxed and unresponsive, exhibiting a sleep like state. The frequency of these sleep periods alters as bees age and change their tasks. Jo

Honey should never be given to a child under the age of 12 months. Infant botulism, which was first recognized in 1976, is a toxic intestinal infection caused by Clostridium botulinum spores, that produce botulinum toxin leading to botulism poisoning. The infection can occur in early infancy, exactly why is still uncertain but possibly because the