1. UMF Active Manuka Honey Workshop

2. Agenda
• All About Bees
• Manuka Honey
• UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• Royal Jelly and Bee Pollen
• Q&A

3. History From The Hive
• The ancient Greeks, Romans, Chinese and Egyptians
used honey to heal wounds and cure diseases of the
gut (Zumla and Lulat, 1989)
• Prophet Muhammad said “honey is a remedy for every
illness
• Mentioned in the Veda, Hindu scriptures dating back
5000 years old.

4. The Amazing Honey Bee
Bees include the honeybee, the carpenter bee,
sweat bee and the stingless bee.

5. The Amazing Honey Bee
Only insect that produces food for man!
makes honey,
Only the royal jelly and
bee pollen!

6. Inside The Hive
• There are 3 types of bees in every hive.
• The Queen Bee, worker bee and the
drone (male bee)

7. Queen Bee
• The Queen Bee is the only bee
able to lay eggs
• She is the largest bee in the
hive, about 42% larger than
the worker bee, weighs 60%
more
• Can lay 3,000 eggs in a single
day
• Feeds exclusively on royal
jelly

8. Drone (Lebah Jantan)
• Their sole duty is to mate with the Queen Bee
• They die in the mating process

9. The Worker Bee
• The smallest bee in the colony, are sexually
undeveloped females
• A colony can have 50,000 to 60,000 worker bees
• They perform many tasks

10. The Worker Bee
Days Old Duties
1-2 Cleans cellsand keeps the brood warm
3–5 Feeds older larvae
6 - 11 Feeds youngest larvae
12 – 17 Produces wax, builds comb, carries food
17 – 21 Guards the hive entrance
22 days Foraging begins, polinates flowers, collects
onwards nectar and pollen

11. The Bee Dance
• If the worker bee finds nectar, they will
communicate the location to other bees in the hive
• This is done with a remarkable intricate dance
routine” – “The Bee Dance”

12. The Bee Dance
• With the wagtail “figure 8 dance, the worker bee
will pass the direction and distance to other bees.

13. Did You Know?
• It takes about 300
bees to gather
about 450 grams
of honey

14. • Honey, a pure, natural sweetener is produced
by bees from nectar collected from flowers
• The word “honey” is derived from the Arabic
word “Han”. This became “Hunaga” which
means golden in German.

15. Honey
• Honey from a single source is known as monofloral
honey – Example Manuka Honey
• Honey made from nectar gathered from different flowers
is known as poly floral honey

16. Honey

17. Honey
• Does not require refrigeration
• Room temperature is best
• Cold temperature encourages
granulation
• Granulation or crystallization is a
natural state of honey – does not
indicate spoilage
• To be stored in a cool, dry place

18. Properties of Honey
• Known for its antibacterial properties
• Many of its medical uses – effectiveness
due to its antibacterial properties

19. Properties of Honey
• Osmotic effect - high sugar content and
low water content leaves very little water
molecules available for microorganisms
• Acidity – quite acidic with its pH between
3.2 and 4.5 – low enough to inhibit many
animal pathogens

20. Hydrogen Peroxide
Hydrogen Peroxide – H2O2
• Produced by enzymatic action (glucose oxidase)
in the honey
• Helps to preserve the honey
• A proven antiseptic with antibacterial properties

21. Manuka Honey
Well known monofloral honey found in New Zealand

22. Manuka Honey
• Primarily collected by the species of
honeybee known as Apis mellifera ligustica

23. Manuka Honey
• It takes
more than two
million
Manuka
flowers to
make just one
pound of
Manuka
Honey

24. Composition of Manuka Honey
Glucose
1 tablespoon = 64 kalori 31%
Low pH or
acidic level =
3.9
Fructose
38%
Water
17%
Trisaccharides & Minerals, Vitam ins,
other Sucrose Enzym es
Maltose
Carbohydrates 2% 1%
7%
4%

25. Manuka Honey
Ordinary Manuka Honey
• A very nice table honey
• Provides vitamins,
minerals, and is an
excellent energy boost
• Hydrogen peroxide
antibacterial property

26. Manuka Honey
• Can be enjoyed by all
• Taken on its own
• Added to foods and drinks
• With lemon to relieve a
sore throat
• Use as a spread on bread

27. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey

28. UMF – Unique Manuka Factor
• First discovered by Dr Peter Molan, of Waikato
University’s Honey Research Unit
• Comes from the nectar of the flower
• Additional to hydrogen peroxide – enhances
honey’s antibacterial property
• Hydrogen peroxide and UMF – synergistic effect
• Together giving honey special healing properties

29. UMF – Rating
• UMF presence can only be detected by special
laboratory testing
• Testing criteria – established by the Honey
Research Unit at Waikato University, New
Zealand
• UMF followed by a number (example UMF18),
indicates the strength of the honey
• Minimum rating is 10

30. UMF – Unique Manuka Factor
• A measure of antibacterial strength
• 0-4 : Not detectable
• 5-9 : Maintenance levels only(Manuka honey
recommended as a table honey)
• 10-15 : Useful levels endorsed by the Honey
Research Unit, Waikato University
• 16 and above : superior levels which enhances its
special healing properties

31. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• A special honey identified by the name UMF,
UMF Manuka Honey
• Has hydrogen peroxide plus UMF, giving it
increased antibacterial potency
• It is preferred honey for wound dressing and other
special therapeutic properties

32. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• UMF Manuka Honey from a New Zealand
company licensed to use the name UMF, and
labelled in the licensee’s name, is the only honey
guaranteed to have the special UMF healing
property and be of the same quality as that
referred to in the research and clinical trials.

33. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
Checklist to identify Genuine UMF Manuka
Honey :
• It is from a New Zealand company licensed to use the
name “UMF”
• It has the UMF licensee’s name on the front label
• It has a rating of UMF 10 or more

34. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
1 teaspoon
Fat(0)
Protein (less than 1%)
carbohidrate (5.09g)
Ebergy (21 kalori)

35. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• Take as needed (1-2 teaspoonful in water)
• Taken with lemon helps to soothe a sore throat

36. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• External application – simple wounds, minor cuts
and burns
• Wound healing:
Spread it on the dressing and apply to the wound
Typically 20ml is used on a 10cm x10cm dressing

37. UMF 18+ Active Manuka Honey
• Internal application – stomach ulcer or gastritis
• Useful due to its powerful antimicrobial
properties
• Take 1 teaspoon of the Active Manuka Honey on
a square inch of bread – 20 minutes before a
meal
• Do not drink any water immediately after
consumption

38. Royal Jelly
• Also known as bee’s milk
• The exclusive food of the Queen bee
• Extremely nutritious, thick, milky-white, creamy liquid
secreted by the nurse bees (worker bees)
Sel Ratu dengan Jeli raja

39. Royal Jelly
• Secreted by the hypopharyngeal glands located
on the top of the head and the jaw of the nurse bee

40. Royal Jelly
• Produced from the nectar and pollen by a
metabolic process in the body of the worker bee
• Lyophilized (freeze dried) royal jelly is produced
when water is removed from fresh royal jelly

41. Royal Jelly
• Does not require refrigeration
• Stable, convenient way to take and easy to carry
around
• Good way to enjoy royal jelly with minimum
processing

42. Royal Jelly
• Twenty – two amino acids
• Rich in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA
(ribonucleic acid)
• Broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals
• Gamma globulin and 10-HDA(10-hydroxydecanoic
acid) – attribute to its antibiotic properties
• Gelatin – precursor of collagen
(potent anti-aging element)

43. Royal Jelly
• Natural food supplement to improve vitality and
enhance body functions
• Antibacterial and antiviral
• Rejuvenates and restores the metabolic balance of
the body
• Aids in the healing of wounds
• Works at the cellular level

44. Potential Users
• Adults
• Elderly
• Children 12 years and
above
• Pregnant women
• Athletes
• Students
• Vegetarians

45. Suggested Use
• 1-2 capsules a day
• Best taken in the morning
before food, or in the
evening before bed time
• Close cap tightly after
use
• Store in a cool, dry place

46. Royal Jelly And Allergies
• Some people may be allergic to royal jelly
• To detect an allergy – apply a small amount on the
lips and wait for 15 minutes
• If no suspicious reaction, then you may not be
allergic

47. Bee Pollen
• Is the male seed of the plant
• Has been prescibed for its healing properties

48. Bee Pollen
• Almost 25% protein
containing at least 18 amino
acids
• 11 enzymes and coenzymes
• 14 beneficial fatty acids
• 11 carbohydrates
• A broad spectrum of vitamins
and minerals

49. Bee Pollen
• Regulates intestinal function
• Enhances vitality
• Helps in treating allergies and
other respiratory problems
• Acts as an antioxidant and
scavenges free radicals
• Helps to strengthen the immune
system

50. Potential Users
• Adults
• Elderly
• Children 12 years and
above
• Pregnant women
• Athletes
• Students
• Vegetarians

51. Suggested Use
• 1-2 capsules a day
• Best taken in the
morning before food, or
in the evening before bed
time
• Close cap tightly after
use
• Store in a cool, dry place

52. Bee Pollen And Allergies
• Bee Pollen should not be confused with the
pollen blown by the wind – a common cause of
allergies
• Allergy causing pollen is called “anemophilies”
• It is easily blown by the wind being light

53. Bee Pollen And Allergies
• Bee Pollen is heavier and stickier
• Collected using special devices called pollen
traps placed at the entrance of the hives

54. Bee Pollen And Allergies
• As the honey bee enters the hive through the
holes, the pollen granules are harmlessly
scraped off their hind legs
• Bee Pollen is called “entomophiles” or “friends of
the insects” and will rarely cause allergy
symptoms.