14/2/2021 Not all Honey is equal!![]() There’s no denying that honey is delicious goodness. However you eat it, swirled into a warm drink, as a natural sweetener in a post gym smoothie or enjoyed straight from the spoon, honey it’s a deliciously sticky, sweet experience for your tastebuds. But not all honey is created equally. Supermarket honeys that generally come in squeezy plastic containers might be convenient, but this kind of honey tends to be cheaper for a reason. Known as one of nature’s greatest all-natural healers, honey has been used as a home remedy for thousands of years. Even today, there are plenty of ways to take advantage of honey’s superpowers, from soothing a cough to embracing the natural sweetener’s antioxidant properties. Find yourself an apiculturist. Beekeepers are also called honey farmers, apiarists, or less commonly, apiculturists (both from the Latin apis, bee; cf. apiary). Read below on why you want to find LOCAL Raw Honey! Honey is a sweet, syrupy, golden-colored liquid made by honeybees. Honeybees store honey in the beehive to use for food and nutrients. Raw honey comes directly from the hive while regular honey undergoes processing before being bottled. What is raw honey? Raw honey comes straight from the honeycomb. The beekeeper will usually just filter the honey to remove small bits of debris, including pollen, beeswax, and parts of dead bees. They do not pasteurize the honey. Raw honey appears cloudy or opaque because it contains these extra elements. It is still safe to eat. What is regular honey? Regular, or pasteurized honey, is clear and smooth. The pasteurization process improves the honey’s appearance, increases its shelf-life, and kills yeast cells that can affect the taste of the honey. However, some people believe that pasteurization reduces the number of antioxidants and nutrients in the honey. What's the difference? Raw honey is naturally cloudier than regular honey due to honeycomb debris that is too small to be filtered out. Raw honey tends to have more variation in color and texture than regular honey. The color of raw honey may change depending on what flowers the bees pollinated. Regular honey tends to look ALL the same, like it has been manufactured in a factory (WHAT??? NOOOO! Yes there I said it.) Raw honey contains bee propolisBee propolis is the sticky substance that bees use to build their hives and hold the structures together. This glue-like substance not only helps the bees, but some scientists believe that it is healthful for humans as well. A review study from 2017 reports that bee propolis, found in raw honey, may have:
Pasteurization may destroy antioxidants Some people believe that pasteurization removes some of the healthful antioxidants in honey. There are no official studies on how pasteurization changes antioxidant levels in honey, but studies show that heating processes decrease the antioxidant level in other foods. Raw honey contains flavonoids and phenolic acids that have antioxidant properties. Antioxidants reduce oxidative stress in the body. Research has linked oxidative stress to many chronic health conditions, including cancers. Regular honey may contain sugars or additives Some regular honey products contain added sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup. Studies show that some products labeled as “honey” may not be 100 percent real honey, but contain sweeteners, such as brown rice syrup. Raw honey does not contain any ingredients other than the honey from the beehive.... re-read this last line.. Raw honey does NOT contain any ingredients other than honey form the beehive. Does it matter? YES as Raw Honey has many benefits.
Local Honey CAN improve allergies Raw honey has Bee propolis also contains B vitamins, vitamins C and E, magnesium, potassium, and beneficial enzymes. This Bee proplis is collected locally from the bees and it is also the same Pollen that can upset and imflame allergies. When raw honey turns to ‘sugar’ Raw honey may crystallize after a few months of storage. This means that the honey gets a grainy or sugar-like texture. Crystallized honey is safe to eat and has the same taste. To make the honey liquid again, use a gentle heating technique:
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