Honey

Honey is the sweet, golden-colored by-product of the honeybee. It's a common baking ingredient and natural sweetener. Honey is harvested directly from beehives, and these hives can be built and maintained by beekeepers. 

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Beekeeping is an art that can be traced back to ancient Egypt. The activity had made it's way to Europe by the beginning of the 17th century, its' production became a commercial commodity during this time. 

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Source: Samuel Emmett McGregor, "Beekeeping," Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2017, https://www.britannica.com/topic/beekeeping

Accessed: November 25, 2018