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Want To Learn More About Honeybees?

Check these books out!

 THE HONEY BEE - Gould & Gould
LIFE OF THE HONEYBEE - Heiderose & Andreas Fischer-Nagel
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE HONEYBEE - Charles Mirucci
HONEYBEE'S BUSY DAY - Richard Fowler
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A BEEHIVE - Joanna Cole

Recipes:

HONEY SNACK MIX

7 C Crispix Cereal
3 C Miniature Pretzels
2/3 C Butter
 l C Mixed Nuts
2 C Cheerios
½ C Honey
Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix cereals, pretzels and nuts in large bowl. Set aside. Melt butter, add honey and pour over cereal mixture. Spread mixture in 2 jellyroll pans. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do NOT over-bake as it may burn easily. Remove from oven; cool 3 minutes. Pour on wax paper to finish cooling. Store in airtight container.

HONEY BARBEQUE SAUCE

½ C chopped onion
¼ tsp. powdered garlic
1 ½ C catsup
2 T vinegar
 1 tsp. prepared mustard
½ tsp. pepper
1 C honey
½ tsp salt
Instructions:

Mix all ingredients and cook over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Great for grilling or baking beef, pork, and chicken.

SPICED HONEY BUTTER
½ C soft butter
2 tsp grated orange peel
 ¼ C honey
1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions:

Combine & stir till well blended, cover & refrigerate, makes ¾ Cup. Keeps 2 weeks.

• More Fun Honey Recipes

Honeylady says...

Question: How should honey be stored?
Answer: Store honey at room temperature. Refrigeration tends to hasten crystallization.

Question: My honey crystallized in the jar. What do I do?
Answer: Place the jar in warm water or zap in the microwave on defrost, stirring occasionally until all crystals are dissolved.

Question: How does honey compare with sugar?
Answer: Because of its high fructose content, honey is sweeter than table sugar. It also contains various trace minerals, enzymes and antioxidant properties.

Question: How do I substitute honey for sugar in a recipe?
Answer: For best results, use recipes developed for honey. For ease in measuring, first coat cup or spoon with nonstick spray or cooking oil. When substituting, replace about half of the sugar with about 2/3 that amount of honey. In baked goods, add ½ tsp baking powder per cup of honey used. Reduce the oven temperature about 25 degrees.

FUN FACTS

• The taste and color of honey differs depending on which flowers the bees visit.

• Honey bees visit two million flowers to make one pound of honey.

• The raising of bees is known as apiculture.

Honey Bee Links:

• http://www.honey.com
• http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/beeGame/default.htm
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bees/
• http://www.beegames.com/index.htm
• http://www.christiananswers.net/kids/killerbees/

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