Properties of bee honeys and respective analytical methods

The paper presents information concerning the beneficial and harmful effects of honey on human health. Selected therapeutic properties and components responsible for the antibiotic activity of honey are discussed, along with the impact of different factors and technological treatments on these properties. This paper also presents methods applied in the analyses of antioxidant and antibacterial properties of bee products. The purpose of the following study is to present a review of the health properties of honey and the effect of various factors on these properties. Honey is a valuable product because of its nutritional and health properties. It should be noted, however, that individual botanical varieties of honey exhibit different levels of nutritional and health properties, including antibacterial properties.