Honey Pot I'm a little  honeybee Yellow and black See me gather Pollen on my back What the queen bee tells me I must do So I can make sweet honey for you! Author unknown Australia has a great climate and vegetation to provide the essential ingredients, like the blossoms from which we get the nectar. Our eucalypts are particularly good sources of honey and help give the honey a distinctive taste. Most of our honey comes from the native eucalypt, the stringy bark and the iron bark trees Great flavoured honey is also made from plants such as clover and lucerne. These were brought to Australia from overseas. Tasmania is renowned for it's Leatherwood honey, this is usually an acquired taste, but once you are hooked you ARE HOOKED. Beeswax Australia also exporters a lot of beeswax, which is often a base in many products including cosmetic creams. The Honeycomb is removed from the hive, spun to release the honey which is strained to remove any beeswax. Beeswax was once the most popular furniture polish. Beeswax does not melt readily, in fact it can stand high temperatures around 60oC. Beeswax candles are also very much in demand. Naughty Pooh Bear Honey Is Used For More Than Eating :-) Conditions Your Hair One tablespoon honey and 2 teaspoons Olive Oil. Warm the mixture, rub with fingertips into the strands of hair. Soak a towel in hot water, wring out well & wrap around head for 20 minutes. Shampoo as usual, lathering well to remove the olive oil. Give Yourself a Facial Mash a banana and add 1tablespoon Honey. Cover your face with the mixture, leave fifteen minutes, then rinse with warm water. Soothes a Sore Throat Take 1 teaspoon of Honey at bedtime, letting it trickle down your throat. Cures a Hangover Honey is a concentrated source of fructose. Eating Honey on crackers helps your body flush out whatever alcohol remains in the body. Relieves Your Cough Dissolve 1 tablespoon Honey and 1 tablespoon lemon juice in a small glass of warm water and sip it. For a stronger solution, combine equal parts Honey & lemon juice take 1 teaspoon at bedtime. Substitute Honey For Sugar When Cooking Use Honey in place of granulated sugar for up to one-half of the sugar. For baked goods, add about one-half teaspoon baking soda for each cup of honey used, reduce the amount of liquid in the recipe by one-quarter cup for each cup of honey used, and reduce oven temperature by 25 degrees Fahrenheit to prevent over-browning. Even Pooh Bear knows that you are never out on a limb when you've got good friends. "Friendship is as sweet as honey"    Poem I eat my peas with honey I've done it all my life It makes the peas taste funny But it keeps them on my knife! Home ... Beliefs Honey Pot Created by Laurie - January 2001