Let Nature Be Your Cure
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Honey Recipes of The Month: Created with love in Amy’s kitchen. If you would like to submit a recipe made with The Honey Bee Farm Wildflower Honey, contact Amy directly.
Nature’s Medicine: 100% Pure Wildflower Honey
Our 100% Pure Wildflower Honey: All of our apiaries are located within 30 miles of Wilmington. We do not alter the medicinal effects of our honey in any way. Local, unmodified, honey is an excellent treatment for allergies, skin conditions, colds and coughs as well as pain, swelling and inflammation.
Spring Honey is golden yellow with a sweet, springtime freshness. Think of dainty white flowers atop a wild blackberry shrub. Feel the sweetness of yellow honeysuckle tickling your tongue. Breathe in the essence our regions most abundant source of honey, the buttery yet floral gallberry, it is sure to please.
Fall Honey is golden amber with a rich, vibrant autumnal finish. You can feel the purple star of aster and see the glow of giant golden rod with each drizzle of honey. As you inhale the autumn breeze, think of warm days and cool nights to top off your beverage fireside. Relaxation under the harvest moon.
Taste the Buzz!
Honey lasts forever and has been highly regarded for health since antiquity. Always store honey in a glass jar, and if it happens to crystallize, don’t throw it away or stick it in the microwave.
Heat up jar of honey (no lid) in oven at 115º for ~10 minutes or until liquefied.
Decrease Medicinal Effects: Heating above 120º
Anti-microbial, Anti-bacterial, Anti-inflammatory,
Suggestion: 1 Tablespoon in morning & 1 Tablespoon in afternoon.
Here are some recipes that do not alter or decrease the medicinal effects of our honey. Keeping your taste buds happy and your body healthy is sure to please. Enjoy!
Southern Cough Syrup
Traditionally drank after dinner before retiring on a cold winter’s night. Ginger to reduce inflammation, whiskey to take the edge off and pure wildflower honey, nature’s remedy for a variety of ailments. Combine in a cup that retains heat. 1 part hot Ginger Simple...
The Bees Knees
A classic gin martini is made with gin, vermouth and a garnish of olives or a twist of lemon. The only conundrum is do you shake or stir? Well, the bees solved your dilemma with a delightful buzz. Combine and shake vigorously in a thermal container so the ice does not...
Sweet and Savory Paneer
Paneer cheese has been used since antiquity; dating to at least 1500 BC in India. It’s unique texture allows for a variety of uses and tastes for this grill-able cheese. This sweet, yet savory combination is appropriate as an appetizer, side dish or dessert. Combine...
Crisp Allergy Relief
Springtime often means itchy watery eyes and a runny nose. Sometimes allergy medications work but often, they do not cover the full spectrum on what’s running around inside your head and chest. For natural relief, try pure wildflower Spring honey within a 100 mile...
Silencing the Buzz
Bee Rustling: The first question out of everyone’s mouths, “Who would steal bees?” The primary reason bee keepers steal bee hives. (Wait, what?) That’s right, competition is one of the main reasons bee keepers steal hives and drive them around the nation to monetarily gain from various harvests. If you see unwanted pests (otherwise known as humans) near an apiary, call the owners or the police.
Bee Killers: Insecticides cause neurological damage, sickness and death to birds, butterflies and bees along with a multitude of other creatures, including humans. Daily, bees will fly up to 8 miles away from their hive looking to pollinate… up to 80% of our food or food sources. Do your part and contribute to our ecological system: use natural insecticides and fertilizers then, spread the word.