~ eTwinning project: To BEE or not to BEE ~ OŠ Slivnica pri Celju, Slovenia

1. Honey products
By Maruša U.
School: OŠ Slivnica pri Celju, Slovenia
School year: 2015/2016

2. Honey
In Slovenia, there are many types of honey. The most common types of honey
in Slovenia are acacia, flower, linden, chestnut, spruce, fir and wild honey.
Slovenian honey has got the protected geographical indication.

3. - Acacia honey
It is highly bright colour, and has a pleasant aroma and mild taste. It helps to prevent insomnia, calms an
upset immune system and relieves stress.
- Linden honey
It is almost transparent, and has a pleasant aroma and mild taste. Its consumption brings relief from colds,
inflammation of the airways and the digestive system and certain kidney diseases.
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4. - Flower honey
It is yellow-brown colour. It helps against allergies (especially hay fever), strengthens the blood vessels and
the heart and prevents exhaustion.
- Chestnut honey
It is dark brown colour. It is used in nutrition and in cases of anaemia, fatigue and malnutrition.
- Forest honey
It may be light to dark brown colour. It is used as a sweetener and spread, as well as in cases of the
inflammation of the airways, a reduced resistance of the organism, and nervous tension.
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5. - Pine honey
It is red-brown colour. It is used as a sweetener and spread. It is recommend in cases of anemia, cough
and bronchitis.
- Fir honey
It is dark brown colour. It is used in cases of anemia, respiratory diseases (bronchitis, inflammation of the
trachea), colds, flu and bad breath.
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6. Propolis
Propolis is brown to greenish-brown colour. It is effective in combating mould, bacteria, yeast and
viruses. It is used in diseases of the respiratory organs, digestive tract disorders, disorders of
gonadal function and the various types of skin diseases.
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7. Beeswax
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees. Its colour varies from nearly white to brownish,
but most often a shade of yellow, depending on purity and the type of flowers gathered by the bees.
Wax from the brood comb of the honey bee hive tends to be darker than wax from the honeycomb.
The use of beeswax in skin care and cosmetics has been increasing. When beekeepers extract the
honey, they cut off the wax caps from each honeycomb cell with an uncapping knife or machine.
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8. Apitoxin
Apitoxin, or honey bee venom, is a bitter colourless liquid. Its active portion is a mixture of
proteins, which causes local inflammation and acts as an anticoagulant. It is used against rheumatic
diseases, to lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and to increase the working capacity of the
organism.
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9. Thank you for your attention!
PS: I hope you learned a lot about products
made from honey.