1st Edition

Honey A Miraculous Product of Nature

262 Pages 20 Color & 61 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

262 Pages 20 Color & 61 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Honey is a supersaturated solution of sugar made by bees. Honeybees collect a liquid secretion from flowers, called nectar, and take this back to their hives. It is an appreciated natural gift to humanity derived entirely from honeybees. Honey is the by-product of nectar collected by bees from the flowers, with some digestive enzymes produced by the honeybees themselves. Honey: A Miraculous... Read more

1. Evolution of Apiculture, History and Present Scenario

Bovinder Chand, Indu Kumari and Rajesh Kumar

2. Bee Flora and Biology of Honey Production

Jasvir Singh Dalio

3. Quality Honey Production, Processing, and Various Mechanisms for Detection of Adulteration

Sunita Saklani and Nitesh Kumar

4. Value Addition in Beehive Products with Special Reference to Honey

Rajesh Kumar, Bharti Sharma, Raksha Rani, Riya Sharma and Younis Ahmad

5. Honeybees and Honey Enterprise Boon to Farmers and Unemployed Rural Youth for Socio-Economic Development

Aishwarya Sharma and Younis Ahmad Hajam

6. Composition of Honey, Its Therapeutic Properties and Role in Cosmetic Industry

Indu Kumari, Ankush Sharma, Diksha, Preeti Sharma, Younis Ahmad Hajam and Rajesh Kumar

7. Honey Toxicity and Its Health Hazards Along with Related Mechanisms

Ashish Kumar Lamiyan, Ramkesh Dalal, Sapna Katnoria, Ahsan Ali, Neelima R. Kumar and Anoop Singh

8. Current Status and Future Strategies to Increase Honey Production in India

Swati Jamwal, Neha Sharma, Anjli Dhiman and Shailja Kumari

9. Honey and Honeybees as Potential Pollinators and Indicators of Environmental Pollution

Younis Ahmad Hajam, Ankush Sharma, Indu Kumari and Rajesh Kumar

10. Biochemical and Molecular Mechanisms for Medicinal Properties of Honey

Subramani Srinivasan, Raju Murali, Veerasamy Vinoth Kumar, Ambothi Kanagalakshimi, Natarajan Ashokkumar, Palanisamy Selvaraj, Subramani Srinivasan, Raju Murali, Ambothi Kanagalakshimi, Vinayagam Ramachandran and Devarajan Raajasubramanian

Index

Biography

Rajesh Kumar, Om Prakash Agrawal, Younis Ahmad Hajam