Our Honey

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Local. Raw. Honey.

Nature's sweetener & healer

Bees are the heart beat of our farm. Our brand reflects the dedicated and love we have to nature's hardest workers.

Our honey is unpasteurized, unfiltered and extracted on our farm in Downers Grove, Illinois from our bees.

This honey is 100% pure, Gluten-Free & your natural remedy for seasonal allergies.

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The Benefits of Honey

Health Benefits

Cardiovascular disease. Antioxidants in honey might be associated with reduced risk of heart disease.

Cough. Studies suggest that eucalyptus honey, citrus honey and labiatae honey can act as a reliable cough suppressant for some people with upper respiratory infections and acute nighttime cough.

Gastrointestinal disease. Evidence suggests honey might help relieve gastrointestinal tract conditions such as diarrhea associated with gastroenteritis. Honey might also be effective as part of oral rehydration therapy.

Neurological disease. Studies suggest that honey might offer antidepressant, anticonvulsant and anti-anxiety benefits. In some studies, honey has been shown to help prevent memory disorders.
Wound care. Topical use of medical-grade honey has been shown to promote wound healing, particularly in burns.

What is Honey?

Honey contains mostly sugar, as well as a mix of amino acids, vitamins, minerals, iron, zinc and antioxidants. In addition to its use as a natural sweetener, honey is used as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial agent. People commonly use honey orally to treat coughs and topically to treat burns and promote wound healing.

Facts About Honey

Honey is the only food made by an insect & eaten both by the insect and humans.
Honey is made from nectar and a bee enzyme, that has been stored in honey combs and has gone through a fermentation process.

Foraging bees have to fly about 55,000 miles to produce a pound of honey, visiting around 2 million flowers.
Honeydew honey is honey made by honey bees from aphid secretions - actually sort of 'aphid poop'.
The study of pollen in honey is called 'melissopalynology'.

Honey will keep indefinitely in a jar. However, it can react to cool temperatures by crystallizing.

Honey has anti-bacterial and anti-septic.

Cats cannot taste honey because they lack the taste receptors to do so.

Honey History

The earliest record of keeping bees in hives was found in the sun temple erected in 2400BC near Cairo. The bee featured frequently in Egyptian hieroglyphs and, being favored by the pharaohs, often symbolized royalty.

The Greeks viewed honey as not only an important food, but also as a healing medicine. Greek recipes books were full of sweetmeats and cakes made from honey. Cheeses were mixed with honey to make cheesecakes, described by Euripides in the fifth century BC as being “steeped most thoroughly in the rich honey of the golden bee.”

The Romans also used honey as a gift to the gods and they used it extensively in cooking. Beekeeping flourished throughout the Roman empire.

Once Christianity was established, honey and beeswax production increased greatly to meet the demand for church candles.

Honey continued to be of importance in Europe until the Renaissance, when the arrival of sugar from further afield meant honey was used less. By the seventeenth century sugar was being used regularly as a sweetener and honey was used even less.

Live Honey Bee Nucs!

Nucleus Hives

Each box is equipped with a 5-Frame Nucleus Hive, including two to three brood frames, one food frame, one frame in progress, and a mated queen, all snug in a durable NUC box for easy transport and transfer.

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