When I was growing up, there was a jar of honey that sat for years on a shelf of a kitchen cabinet in our home.  The honey was completely crystallized and as hard as rock candy.  But every time one of us had a cold, my mother would say, “Have a cup of tea with honey and lemon, dear.” 



So I grew up thinking that honey was used once in awhile and only to cure colds.  Since I became a beekeeper, however, honey has found a place in my daily life.  My bees can produce a lot of surplu...