Longnan Honey

Longnan Honey

Longnan Honey is a geographical indication certification trademark.

　　Longnan Honey

　　Longnan County Agriculture and Forestry Products Association

　　Honey is nectar collected by bees from the flowers of blooming plants and processed into honey in the beehive. Bees gather nectar or secretions with about 75% water content from plant flowers, store it in their second stomach, and after about 15 days of repeated fermentation under various internal transformations, enrich it with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to certain levels. At the same time, they convert the polysaccharides in the nectar into monosaccharides such as glucose and fructose, which can be directly absorbed by the human body. When the water content is reduced to less than 23%, it is stored in the honeycomb cells and sealed with beeswax. Honey is a supersaturated solution of sugar, which crystallizes at low temperatures; the crystallized part is glucose, while the non-crystallized part is mainly fructose.