蜂蜜又叫蜂糖,是蜜蜂从植物上采集花蜜酿造而成,是我省著名特产之一。蜂蜜由于内含丰富的葡萄糖、果糖和人体必需的多种氨基酸、活性酶、维生素、矿物质等,它是具有多种特性、富于营养的天然食品,有很高的医疗价值。也是河南出口的拳头商品。
我省养蜂历史悠久,建国以来,在党和政府的重视和支持下,特别是党的十一届三中全会以来,养蜂事业发展很快。我省地处中原,气候条件、自然资源都利于发展养蜂事业。
中国是世界上较早驯化蜜蜂的国家之一,早在汉代已作为普遍的饮品。在《三国志》中有这样的记载:袁术称帝后遭遇众人围攻惨败,只得北上投奔庶兄袁绍。不想在半路途中被向曹操借兵的刘备击溃。逃到寿春后,因天气炎热,袁术找庖官要蜂蜜水喝,庖官回应找不到,只有麦稃粥。袁术大叫道:“袁术已经到了这步田地了吗?”遂吐血身亡。“术既为雷薄等所拒,留住三日,士众绝粮,乃还至江亭,去寿春八十里。问厨下,尚有麦屑三十斛。时盛暑,欲得蜜浆,又无蜜。坐棂床上,叹息良久,乃大咤曰:“袁术至于此乎!”因顿伏床下,呕血斗馀而死。”——《三国志·袁术传》裴松之注引《吴书》。蜂蜜始载于《神农本草经》又称:“岩蜜”“石蜜”“石饴”“蜂糖”。《本草纲目》:“入药之功有五,清热也,补中也,解毒也,润燥也,止痛也。生则性凉,故能清热;熟则性温,故能补中;甘而平和,故能解毒;柔而濡泽,故能润燥;缓可去急,故能止心腹肌肉疮疡之痛;和可致中,故能调和百药,而与甘草同功”。
Henan Honey
Honey, with another name of bee sugar, is brewed from nectar gathered from plants by bees, which is a famous specialty and an important export product in Henan Province. Honey is a nature food containing plentiful nutrition such as plentiful glucose, fructose, amino acid, active enzyme, vitamin, mineral substance and so on.
Henan Province is located in the central plain where natural climate and plentiful resources are helpful for the development of bee-keeping industry. Our province has a long history of breeding bees and this industry fulfills a quick development under support of the Party and government in recent years.