Stingless Bee Honey (ചെറുതേൻ)

Stingless bee honey is considered medicinal because it collects nectar and pollen from small wild growing plants and trees, it is difficult for bigger bees to get inside smaller flowers.

An ideal supplement for kids.

1. How Do we collect wild Honey :
   We work with Tribal settlements in South Indian forests where tribal Honey hunters collect the Wild Raw Honey from natural Bee Hives in cliffs and trees. This Honey comes from the hives of the Melipona bee by collecting the nectar from wild flowers in the forests. The forest is rich in medicinal plants and this Honey in turn is highly medicinal and used extensively for Ayurvedic treatments.
2. Benefits of Honey :
   • Ayurveda supports the medicinal importance of honey and its healing properties. Called as nature’s natural antibiotic, it is known to possess antibacterial & anti-inflammatory properties.
   • Honey is loaded with nutrients, antioxidants, flavonoids and healing compounds which when taken regularly keep people healthy.
   • Made by the alchemy of bees collecting nectar, pollen, and resins from flowers, honey can help moisturize, fight aging, and fight bacteria.
   • Honey helps reduces ulcers & other bacterial gastrointestinal disorders.
3. How to check if your honey is pure or adulterated :
   The best quality of honey comes from bees and not factories and so, a good starting point would be to read the ingredient label. Look out for words like ‘raw’, ‘natural’, ‘forest honey’ or ‘organic’ – they may be safer than regular honey.
   But, since food regulations remain a bit dodgy, you can never be too sure and this may not be a foolproof way.
   So, can you really tell the difference between real and fake honey? To know the truth, test it at home. Here are some easy tricks to check its purity and ways to spot adulterated honey.
   • The Thumb Test : Place a small amount of honey on your thumb and check if spills or spreads around like any other liquid. If it does, it may not be pure. Pure honey is thick while impure honey will be runny. Pure honey sticks to the surface it is applied to and doesn’t drip away. Moreover, the taste of impure honey may linger due to the presence of added sugar.
   • The Water Test : Take a teaspoon of the honey and put in a glass full of water. Fake or adulterated honey will dissolve in the water while pure honey which has a more dense texture will settle right at the bottom of the glass as lumps.
     The same is the case with blotting paper or a white cloth.
     If you pour pure honey on the two, it will not get absorbed or leave stains.
   • The Flame Test : You may have not known this, but pure honey is inflammable.
     Although, we’ll request to you observe utmost caution while performing this test and do it at your own risk.
     Take a dry matchstick and dip it in honey. Strike the matchstick against the matchbox.
     If it lights, your honey is pure. If it doesn’t light, it may be adulterated and may also contain some amount of moisture added while contamination.
   • Use Vinegar : Mix a tablespoon of honey, some water and 2-3 drops of vinegar essence together.
     If this mixture foams up, there’s a very high chance that your honey may be adulterated.
   • The Heat Test : If you heat pure honey, it will caramelize quickly and not become foamy.
     But, in case of impure honey it may not caramelize and become bubbly on heating.