Image of honey Honey is a natural sweetener that offers numerous health benefits due to its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.  Bees use the nectar of flowering plants to produce honey, a sweet liquid. The color, flavor, and odor of honey vary among its approximately 320 distinct types. In addition to a variety of vitamins, minerals, iron, zinc, and antioxidants, honey is mostly composed of sugar. Honey has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties in addition to being utilized as a natural sweetener. Honey is often applied locally to burns and wounds to aid in healing, as well as taken orally to alleviate coughs. Some of the key health benefits of honey include: Soothes coughs_ : Honey is a natural cough syrup and can help  alleviate  symptoms of a sore throat. Aids in wound healing _: Honey's antimicrobial properties can help promote wound healing and tissue repair. Boosts energy_ : Honey is a natural source of carbohydrates...

A typical apple fruit Diagnosing and Avoiding Nutrient Deficiencies. Visual Assessment Nutrient deficiencies or excesses usually cause symptoms that are fairly indicative of problems with specific nutrients. Some nutrient disorders can be diagnosed by inspecting plants if you are familiar with symptoms.  Unfortunately, incorrect diagnoses are common because the "classic" symptoms for deficiencies or excesses of some elements are similar and symptoms may vary in the field. Diagnoses are further complicated when crops are deficient in more than one element at the same time.  A limitation of managing apple nutrition based on symptoms and plant tree appearance is that symptoms indicate a problem already exists -- reductions in growth, yield or fruit quality may have already occurred. The goal in fertilizing is to avoid nutritional problems.  Symptoms of the nutrient disorders commonly seen in Michigan fruit plantings are described below. Generally, N and K shortages are com...