HONEY, its good stuff

[3rd_gear_Ted]

Just got my favorite Orange Blossom Honey from a Bee Lady who has her Hives in some Navel Orange groves. Absolutely the sweetest Honey until proven otherwise.

Tell me about your regional Honey flavors?
How many old tree huggers do you know that raise Bees?

https://facts.net/bee-facts/

[cabmandone]

I think this sums it up

[HobieMarty]

I have some local honey that was aged in a bourbon barrel. It is super yummy on a hot buttered biscuit!!!

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[mjohnson]

I don't really believe the supposed benefits of local honey for hayfever allergies - but our local stuff here in New Mexico is darn awesome. Once you get away from the tourist areas like Taos and Santa Fe, it's even very well priced and far better than the "fancy" stuff you'll find at a grocery or WF.

Anyway, everyone knows that the homeopathic remedy for juniper allergies isn't honey, it's gin...

[A930Rocket]

I like honey on a freshly cooked biscuit.

After reading rfuerst911sc’s post on septic systems, and reading the title to this thread about honey, I thought it was going to be about honey dippers… 💩

[craigster59]

We have Orange Blossom, Sage, Avocado, Clover, Buckwheat and Wildflower.

https://www.bennetthoney.com

[Scott Douglas]

I put honey on my Grape Nuts every morning, and sometimes on my vanilla ice cream.

[masraum]

We used to get honey from a place that mostly sold "Texas wildflower honey". The honey is really dark and has a very rich flavor.
The same lady often had other flavors
Guajillo
Horsemint
etc...
And a couple of times she had Cotton blossom honey.

I love, love, love the rich/complex flavor of the wild flower honey, but the cotton blossom was a contender for favorite.
I tried some Manuka honey once. It was meh, but I may try some again sometime because there can be a big difference between 2 similar honeys.
Orange Blossom honey is excellent.
Clover honey is popular, but to me, just meh.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by craigster59

We have Orange Blossom, Sage, Avocado, Clover, Buckwheat and Wildflower.

https://www.bennetthoney.com

We? Are you "Bennett"?

[porsche tech]

Cool story about the bees taking up residence in the siding of our historic church building. Eventually relocated to Beaufort and the honey was sold as “Holy Honey”.

https://www.locallifesc.com/divine-delicacy-holy-honey/

[Bill Douglas]

"Honey, I'm home."

In NZ's south there is a place (Takaka/Golden Bay) where a lot of German hippies setup in the 1980's. All the flee the bomb stuff. But anyways, they make excellent honey. A place I buy it from it's that Manuka stuff but it has all sorts of other ingredients from the surrounding forest. And she doesn't call it Manuka (expensive) because she can't be bothered with all the certification stuff.

And it has flavour. I buy it in bulk so I can hand it out as mini gifts to friends who like honey.

[GH85Carrera]

My wife plants flowers for the pollinators. Honey bees, bumblebees, butterflies and moths, even hummingbirds. LOTS of bees. She found a local beekeeper just a mile from us that agreed, it is likely his bees are coming to our flowers.




This bush sometimes sounds like a transformer from all the buzzing of the bees.

The bee keeper gave us a couple of bottles of raw honey.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

My wife plants flowers for the pollinators. Honey bees, bumblebees, butterflies and moths, even hummingbirds. LOTS of bees. She found a local beekeeper just a mile from us that agreed, it is likely his bees are coming to our flowers.




This bush sometimes sounds like a transformer from all the buzzing of the bees.

The bee keeper gave us a couple of bottles of raw honey.

Pretty much all honey that you get from a beekeeper is "raw" and "unfiltered", at least, that's my understanding.

I have heard that some of the stuff that you get in huge chain stores, from huge outfits or that comes from overseas may be adulterated.

I believe the usual is to get the comb, cut the caps off the comb, and then either let it drain out or spin/centrifuge it to separate the honey from the comb, and from there it goes into containers. I believe it's not normally run through any sort of filter or processed (other than if you want flavored or maybe creamed honey).

[Tobra]

I have some patients that are beekeepers. Interesting hobby

[stevej37]

Our Father used to bring honeycomb home from a local beekeeper.
We fought for the comb....delicious.

[NY65912]

I buy a locally produced honey at a farmers market. It comes from upstate NY and tastes of flowers. Just had some in tea to try to relieve my allergies.

[stevej37]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

I've had honeycomb before. How is honeycomb any different than taking a spoon full of honey? It has always just seemed like a novelty to me.

[A930Rocket]

Stupid question, but what is the comb made of, in honeycomb?

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

Stupid question, but what is the comb made of, in honeycomb?

Wax...perfectly safe to eat.