Honey

Before sugar from cane became available, the world depended primarily on honey as a sweetener. Bees collect the thin, watery nectar of flowers and, during the flight back to their hive, convert it through enzymatic action into fructose and glucose molecules. The bees deposit the nectar in honeycombs, where most of the water evaporates to create a thick, sweetened syrup, which is further flavored with enzymes added by the bees. Read more »