Yumm Yumm! Here is a delightful treat that is sought after tremendously in several areas! I was lucky enough to run across a bee keeper having a yard sale on my trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I'm curious to know if this kind of pure honey is available in your area? It seems to "bee" a dying art that only very few people now a days take part in.
Over the years, I have noticed a decline in this type of honey, especially with the comb in it! I have yet to see any honey in a super market that has the comb inside. For those that don't know, the honeycomb is made of bee's wax and contains the purest form of honey.
Honeycomb is actually good for you from what I know at least. I'm not a doctor or a nutrition expert but from what I've been told from bee keepers and other reputable sources, it helps lower your bad cholesterol and raise the good. It is also believed to help the function of your liver. It seems like there are other benefits from it geared towards improving your hair or skin but I can't confirm that. It just seems like I heard that at some point in my life, maybe one of my readers will know? One thing to note though: As with every other thing in the world, moderation is key and too much of a good thing an "bee" bad for you and honey is no exception. Okay, I will quit with the "bee" puns.
Here is a photo of some honey that I had in the cupboard that has crystallized.
Honey crystallization happens at different times for different types of honey. Yes, there are different types of honey. There's actually hundreds of different types but the type that is most common in my area is Sourwood Honey, which is also what is pictured in this post. I'm not sure how long it took the jar I have to crystallize but it was a long time. I know temperature has something to do with it and my house stays at around 70 degrees. The darker jar of honey pictured below has been in our cupboard for over a year if that tells ya anything.
So does honey go bad? Maybe, I don't think so though. This next picture doesn't look all that appealing but I tasted it just now and it's totally fine. As a matter of fact, some people prefer honey broken down like this because it's easier to spread on a piece of toast or a good ol' sammich! If your honey becomes this thick, you can always stick it in a pot of warm water and it will liquefy again BUT each time that you do that, it takes away the nutrients, flavor and aroma so if you have to keep heating it up, it's probably best to get a fresh jar. I've just heard that it never goes bad so....
Doesn't look as yummy as the first pictures, huh?
I'm curious about the honey in your area! Tell me what kind you have, if it's readily available or hard to find, is it all processed or is it in it's purest form like mine and how much is it? If you have any other knowledge about honey or health benefits, please let us know!
This is what I paid for the quart pictured at the beginning of the post
The fine folks (Elderly couple in their 70's) that made and sold this to me said that many people were complaining about the price they were asking for it. They also said that if they knew how much work went in to that jar, they wouldn't be complaining. The price seemed more than fair to me and I don't haggle on someones prices, unless it's obviously marked up for haggling purposes and then I still don't like to do it. But I used to work on farms in my younger years so I know it can be tough to turn a profit for such hard work. Hope ya'll enjoyed this lil post about my yummy honey!
the honey is so so good that even the bible recommend it... nice article increasing awareness about its benefits
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Right on! This is awesome and I can't tell you how happy I am to see this. Great job.
Thanks Becca! Had a rough day yesterday so I'm bee-hind on everything.
Wahoo! You go bluelightbandit. What a great post about honey and the bee keepers . We have several people that are bee keepers here. I love to try different batches. Especially on a fresh hot biscuit. Great post my friend. 🐓🐓
Thanks so much, chick! I haven't been on here since yesterday and I'm replying to everyone's comments and noticed that @killerwhale found someone that plagiarized this post. This is one of the effin reasons that I am hesitating on blogging about my law enforcement career because of a POS like this! That would be my luck to put all the time and effort in to sharing MY REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES just to have someone steal my stories and possibly write a book of their own about me!
Now that does make me mad. I hope you flagged them. People are so lazy when it comes to doing their own work. I understand that once you write something and it has your name on it that it is basically copy wrighted. You would have to do a little research, but that was what I have been told.
It was a good post and very appealing to the masses. Your friend. 🐓🐓
This is a really nicely written post. I'm a fan of raw honey myself! I like to watch some of the homesteading blogs and learn some things so I'll check back in the future. Resteeming to help you grow with us! :)
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Thanks for the heads up.
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Thank you @killerwhale for bringing this to my attention! And that you @clayboyn for flagging it, I also flagged it. Not sure if hitting it againg made a difference or not, it was the first person I have ever flagged.
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Way to go @clayboyn! What a guy you are!
:) Just the guy I was hoping would see it!
Thanks to everyone, I'm just now seeing this crap! This is exactly why I'm so hesitant to start blogging about my law enforcement career because I would like to eventually write a book about it but I would also love to share all my stories here as well. With my luck, someone like this POS would steal my stories and write their own book before me lol.
Many thanks for your kind words and the re-steem, it is greatly appreciated!
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Thanks buddy!
We love raw honey, and enjoy it crystallizing too! Have you ever put raw garlic in raw honey and waited a few months? It pretty much turns into "candy" that is great for the immune system.
No sir, I have not! I love garlic so I must try this! I also have Multiple Sclerosis so my immune system can use all of the support it can get! Thank you so much for this valuable information!
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Nice post, I love honey too and the raw stuff is indeed full of health benefits. It's so beautiful with that honeycomb in it, I haven't had it that way in years and I'm now inspired to hunt some down. Here in Portland we most often see honeys made from berry flower pollens or wildflower pollens - delicious.
I'm glad that I've got your tastebuds jonesing for some of that sweet stuff! I've never tried anything but Sourwood honey, that I know of at least. If you're unsuccessful in your hunt, let me know and I might just have an extra jar hiding somewhere I could send you.
I just tried honey comb for the first time a month ago. It was so good! Thank you for your post, nice pictures.
Thank you for taking a peek and commenting! I'm glad you got to experience it and like it!
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I just love honey. Honey with my tea, toast , face, hair ..anything really!
I have recently come across an article bout ways to test real honey and non.
Which makes me nervous to know that companies are selling "artificial" honey. Best wishes.
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I knew people used honey on their hair and face vut just couldn't confirm it lol. Yes, it's unfortunate what most people are putting in their mouths and not realizing it.
the raw natural honey has many benefits to the human body . i love the it with bread in the morning
That sounds soooo good! Unfortunately I have cut out bread diet :(
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I like this sweet post. Ha ha
Honey. I love it.
We use honey on the oats we cook in the morning. Quaker Oats is what we get.
This jar of honey that we have, is from here in Southern Ohio.
"Lynx Prairie Apiary"
Wildflower & Clover Honey. It is very good.
My wife, Pat, loves the honeycomb with the honey.
As you have said. You don't find it very often.
Great post by the way.
Thank you
Francis
That sounds delicious! Quaker Oats have been around a very long time. I remember my grandma using it and it came in a cardboard cylinder type canister. Thanks Francis!
I used to be able to get this honey with the honeycomb about 20 years ago but I haven't been able to find any since then. Thanks for the info on the cholesterol; never knew it was good for that. To "bee" or not to "bee!" LOL! : )
What part of the country are you in?
East Coast.
Me also!
Honey is freakin awesome! Its a wonderful substnce that should be eaten and shared with respect to the plants and the bees that produced it.
I have a friend that practiced a 'honey only' diet for a month. He was buzzing with energy. Followed and up!
Baaahaaaa, nice one!
Some of my fondest memories from my childhood are of a local beekeeper, Ormond Aebi. I miss him a lot. God rest his soul. My kids are now pestering me to keep bees at our home. I'm seriously considering it.
BTW: Honey in the comb isn't technically "pure." It's raw and unfiltered, but to have a "pure" honey, it needs to be filtered. You will find some pollen in unfiltered honey, but that is supposedly what is good for those with pollen allergies. I prefer unfiltered. And I recently found out that honeycomb is good crushed and spread on toast.
That's goo information, thanks!
my brother in law keeps bees so we get some nice honey off them, i chew up the honeycomb until youve just got a lump of wax in your mouth then spit it out :) i always wonder, if cannabis fields had beehives in them would the honey taste of weed and get you high? i want some funny hunny :)
LOL I've been in many growing fields and I've never seen a hive, not to say they don't exist. I too would love some funny honey! Lmao
And that is what you shall have as soon as I teach you how to make it!
It is one of my specialties and you need really cloudy honey for it. You want honey that hasn't been filtred very well. The honey you just bought is perfect. :)
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its been on my mind for a while hopefully one day they legalise it here and i can make it a reality :) my mum makes some amazing 'skunk, orange and raisin wine' with cannabis trimmings, i should do a post on that :)
You really should!
my favorite honey
Mine too :)
i just love honey. Voted and Followed you! i hope you do same for me
I love it too, thanks!
loooove honey! i live in panama and we have tons of local honey here. when mine crystallizes, i just spread it on toast! super good!
That's what I'm talking about! YUMMY!
Natural Honey also has some antimicrobial properties from what I understand! Looks delicious. 👍🍯
Thanks for the extra bit of info!
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$18 seems a bit steep, though. I usually get a jar that size for about $10 from a beekeeper not far from here.
I don't know where "here" is at but if you can get a quart of honey like this for ten bucks, then you might want to buy all you can get and sell it in my area lol.
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Great! Here in Brasil we have some species of stingless bee. Called Native Bees. The honey of this bees is diferent, more medicinal. But the most comercial and popular is a normal honey of african bee.
European Scandinavian Vikings used to make honey into mead.
Thanks for that extra info!
Thank you!