Honey is a sweet aliment produced by honey bees (and some other species) and derived from the nectar of flowers. According to the United States National Honey Board and various international food regulations, "honey stipulates a pure product that does not allow for the addition of any other substance...this includes, but is not limited to, water or other sweeteners".[ This article refers exclusively to the honey produced by honey bees (the genus Apis); honey produced by other bees or other insects has very different properties.
Honey gets its sweetness from the monosaccharides fructose and glucose and has approximately the same relative sweetness as that of granulated sugar (97% of the sweetness of sucrose, a disaccharide). Honey has attractive chemical properties for baking, and a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners.
Most micro-organisms do not grow in honey because of its low water activity of 0.6. However, honey frequently contains dormant endospores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants as the endospores can transform into toxin-producing bacteria in the infant's immature intestinal tract, leading to illness and even death (see Potential health hazards below).
The study of pollens and spores in raw honey (melissopalynology) can determine floral sources of honey. Because bees carry an electrostatic charge, and can attract other particles, the same techniques of melissopalynology can be used in area environmental studies of radioactive particles, dust, or particulate pollution.
A main effect of bees collecting nectar to make honey is pollination, which is crucial for flowering plants.
Beekeepers encourage overproduction of honey within the hive so that the excess can be taken without endangering the bees. When sources of food for the bees are short, beekeepers may have to give the bees supplementary nutrition. Supplementary nutrition usually comes in the form of sugar (sucrose) mixed with water at proper ratios.

Beekeeping Alta Valle Verzasca

Responsabile: Nadia Albertella e Danilo Schneider

http://www.apicolturaaltavalleverzasca.ch

Beekeeping Alta Valle Verzasca
6634 Brione Verzasca
Phone 076 567 3250 - EMail
Members: Single - Member Society of beekeeping ticinese (Sta)
Products: Chestnut honey, mountain honey, thyme honey, millefiori honey and acacia honey
Fresh fruist (blueberries and other fruits)
Berries jam and different fruits jams
Website: http://www.apicolturaaltavalleverzasca.ch
E-mail:

Beekeeping Chiesa

Beekeeping Chiesa
6614 Brissago
079 679 28 20
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Honey from Ticino

Cooperative Migros Ticino

http://www.migrosticino.ch

Cooperative Migros Ticino
6592 S. Antonino
091 850 81 11 - FAX 091 850 84.00
Members: single / einzeln / individual
Products: Large assortment of products with brand TICINO (vegetables, rice, flours, tea, cheeses, soft drinks, sausages, meats, flowers, honey, biscuits ,...)
Website: http://www.migrosticino.ch

Società Ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)

http://www.apicoltura.ch

Società Ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
6853 Ligornetto
091 630 98 94 (President) - EMail livio.cortesi @ bluewin.ch
Members: see under STApi
Products: Honey from Ticino and derivatives
Website: http://www.apicoltura.ch
E-mail: livio.cortesi @ bluewin.ch

STApi-Apicoltura Bianchi e Caccia

STApi-Apicoltura Bianchi e Caccia
6822 Arogno
Members: Member Society of beekeeping ticinese (Sta)
Products: Honey

STAP-Apicoltura Valentino (V. Rosselli and G.C.)

STAP-Apicoltura Valentino (V. Rosselli and G.C.)
6523 Preonzo
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-Braghetta Mauro

STApi-Braghetta Mauro
6513 Monte Carasso
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-Canello Olivo

STApi-Canello Olivo
6991 Neggio
EMail
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey
E-mail:

STApi-Codiroli Sergio

Responsabile: Codiroli Sergio

STApi-Codiroli Sergio
6512 Giubiasco
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-Cortesi Livio

Responsabile: Cortesi Livio

STApi-Cortesi Livio
6532 Castione
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-De Luigi Mauro

Responsabile: De Luigi Mauro

STApi-De Luigi Mauro
6954 Bigorio
091 943 19 09 - 079 576 43 16
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Chestnut and Robinia Honey

STApi-Del Don Elio

Responsabile: Del Don Elio

STApi-Del Don Elio
6803 Bellinzona
091 825 79 15
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-Grassi Corrado

Responsabile: Grassi Corrado

STApi-Grassi Corrado
6710 Biasca
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Honey

STApi-Mercoli Rinaldo

Responsabile: STApi-Mercoli Rinaldo

STApi-Mercoli Rinaldo
6939 Mugena
091 609 10 74 - 079 278 94 01 - EMail
Members: Member of Società ticinese di apicoltura (Sta)
Products: Chestnut and Acacia Honey
E-mail: