Honey Bee Well

Found a good article for a run down on the benefits of Honey by

Joseph Nordqvist on Medical News Today

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/264667.php

Honey is a sweet liquid made by bees using nectar from flowers. Bees first convert the nectar into honey by a process of regurgitation and evaporation, then store it as a primary food source in wax honeycombs inside the beehive. Honey can then be harvested from the hives for human consumption.Honey is graded by color, with the clear, golden amber honey often at a higher retail price than darker varieties. Honey flavor will vary based on the types of flower from which the nectar was harvested.
Both raw and pasteurized forms of honey are available. Raw honey is removed from the hive and bottled directly, and as such will contain trace amounts of yeast, wax and pollen. Consuming local raw honey is believed to help with seasonal allergies due to repeated exposure to the pollen in the area. Pasteurized honey has been heated and processed to remove impurities.
This MNT Knowledge Center article includes a brief history of honey in traditional medicine and explains some of its potential health benefits.

The history makes you aware that throughout all ages the value of honey has been recognised - Liquid Gold for a whole range of medicinal purposes both internally and externally.  It has been long known to help heal wounds and I personally have used it on patients wounds and my own too. 

I have been reading about the value of honey in the Islamic Medicine - key to a better life by Yusuf Al-Hajj Ahamad.  

Many religious books talk about the value of honey in the diet. When you look at the nutritional values you can see that the science is there.

Honey

Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	1,272 kJ (304 kcal)
Carbohydrates	82.4 g
Sugars	82.12 g
Dietary fiber	0.2 g
Fat	0 g
Protein	0.3 g
Vitamins
Riboflavin (B2)	(3%) 0.038 mg
Niacin (B3)	(1%) 0.121 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	(1%) 0.068 mg
Vitamin B6	(2%) 0.024 mg
Folate (B9)	(1%) 2 μg
Vitamin C	(1%) 0.5 mg
Trace metals
Calcium	(1%) 6 mg
Iron	(3%) 0.42 mg
Magnesium	(1%) 2 mg
Phosphorus	(1%) 4 mg
Potassium	(1%) 52 mg
Sodium	(0%) 4 mg
Zinc	(2%) 0.22 mg

Here is the Qu'ran reference to honey in Soorah Al- Nahl, 16:68-69

And here is a link to food matters to look at the benefits of bee pollen in our diet.

http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/10-amazing-health-benefits-of-bee-pollen

Bee Pollen is made by honeybees, and is the food of the young bee. It is considered one of nature's most completely nourishing foods as it contains nearly all nutrients required by humans. Bee-gathered pollens are rich in proteins (approximately 40% protein), free amino acids, vitamins, including B-complex, and folic acid.
Bee pollen is a complete food and contains many elements that products of animal origin do not possess. Bee pollen is richer in proteins than any animal source. It contains more amino acids than beef, eggs, or cheese of equal weight. About half of its protein is in the form of free amino acids that are ready to be used directly by the body.