BLACK MOUNTAINS HONEY

Honey is about the most wonderful food on the face of the planet and At Black Mountains Honey we treat this amazing food with the utmost care and respect.

From earliest times honey has been regarded as an essential part of our diet. cave paintings in spain,dating from 4000 b.c. depict men collecting honey from a bee colony.

the medicinal properties of honey have been known since ancient times. a sumerian tablet, possibly dated 3000 b.c., prescribes honey to treat an infected skin ulcer. papyrus writings dating around 2000 b.c.from egypt perscribe honey to treat a gaping wound of the eyebrow,penetrating to the bone. The ancient egyptians, assyrians, chinese, greeks and romans used honey to treat a variety of ailments. around 350 b.c., aristotle wrote about honey being used to treat wounds and sore eyes. muhammad, the muslim prophet, recommended honey to treat diarrhea , and the koran mentions the curative properties of honey. muhammad is quoted as saying “honey is a remedy for every illness, and the koran is a remedy for all illnesses of the mind, therefore i recommend to you both remedies, the koran and honey.”

in the bible honey is mentioned many times. after coming out of egypt the children of israel were told by god that the promised land was a land flowing with milk and honey

         my son, eat thou honey, because it is  good,               and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy                 taste.                                 proverbs 24 : 13

once the therapeutic value of honey was discovered, this gift from god was widely used to treat a variety of ailments . ancient cultures accepted and made extensive use of this gift. the medicinal benefits of honey were passed on from generation to generation, and today honey is still a popular medicine in many parts of the world .

yes honey is truly a magnificent food. please cotinue browsing our site to find out more about honey and why black mountains honey is so special.