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Honey is gathered by bees so to make reserves for making it through the winter when there is no food in the nature.  Any surplus they make is taken away by humans, but in return, humans provide them with shelter and care.  Since varroa introduction, there is almost no feral bees population so beekeeping may be of great importance for their survival.  Sometimes beekeepers feed them with sugar.  As much honey as possible should be left for the bees to consume because of numerous healthy ingredients.  With many vitamins, minerals and its anti bacterial quality it is irreplaceable food for bees.  And that is why it is of great value to humans too. 

In its natural form, honey is consisted mostly of fructosis and glukosis which are sugars in its simpler form.  It means it is absorbed directly without digestion. The bees need it in this form to eat it.  They cannot digest ordinary sugar bought in groceries easily, they need to transform it into simpler form.  So if there is need to feed sugar syrup to the bees during winter when they cannot process it themselves, you can make them this simpler, inverted sugar , which is sort of artificial honey.  It may be life saving for the bees in the winter. There are twenty or so different sugars in honey.  There are vitamins B, C, E also iron and minerals needed in humans nutrition.  Stored in a jar it can last for long time if kept in a dry and cool place.  Honey can be different depending on the flowers it was taken from. 

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