Floral Nectar Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

Plenty honey-combs are seen
In the bushes and trees
in rural India
People collect honey from it
And use for many purposes.

Honey used first
about 2000 years back
People experimented it for centuries …
And observed...
it contains a treasure chest
Of hidden nutritional and medicinal value.

It's called the ‘liquid gold'
And popular to Indian people
for its anti bacterial
and antifungal properties
And for promotion of health
in many aspects.

Honey is known
Pas better sweetener
A natural energy drink
with no side effect
Wound and burn healer
And a good medicine for cough at any age

Honey is also a beauty product, sleep aid
It alleviates allergies, treats dandruff
Boosts memories and glamour
And increases the span of sexual life.

Honey is the floral nectar collected by bees
and cooked down into carbohydrate soup.
How many flowers needed
to make one pound of honey?
A lot, more than we can comprehend.

The researchers say …
If 60,000 bees
collectively travels 55000 miles
and visits more than two million flowers
Then only they can produce
one pound of honey.