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Honey is the beekeeper's main product.
It is a complex association of many kinds of substances and defies definition. Mostly, of course, it is composed of sugars. Honey is a forgiving substance. It can take a lot of abuse during handling and still be a suitable product for the consumer. Microorganisms are usually killed when in honey.