Apitherapy™ Raw Farm Style Honey, 1 lb. jar

 Because it is important to understand and appreciate the commitment to sustainable honey "farming", we thought we would include the following from our friends at Honey Gardens Apiaries:

"We are grateful to be able to offer you our bees’ honey. Our bee’s 100% unheated and unfiltered Apitherapy raw honey, which was seen as such a radical idea when we “got back” to it in the 1970’s, is growing each year as a percent of our crop sold. It is because of your support that we are able to continue this work.  Most of the honey currently sold is heated and filtered, which keeps it in the liquid form for 6 - 12 months. This process arrests the natural crystallization of honey that otherwise occurs toward the end of October. Because the honey that a packer handles is one additional step between the honey house and the market, the honey must be heated and filtered in order to make it flow. This strips the honey of most of its nutritional value

Today, most of the honey marketplace is controlled by packers, who buy from beekeepers and then bottle and sell the honey. Much of the honey sold in your area is from China, Argentina, and regions far removed from the market where the honey is made. The packers now pay the beekeepers a price less than it cost to produce the honey, and thus the beekeeping industry is under great stress. 

Raw honey not only is a nutritional powerhouse, but has been noted for its ability to heal wounds and treat infections.  It is also known for its antioxidant, antibiotic, antiviral, and prebiotic properties.  Truly one of nature's finest functional foods! 

We are continuing to work with our bees with organic policies. It is expected that at least 30% of the colonies may pass on this winter, and from the stronger survivors we will raise more queens, with the genetics of the Russian bees providing mite resistance. We will not use any chemical medicines to artificially allow the weaker colonies to live. Our organic procedures will protect our Apitherapy raw honey and our traditional plant medicines made with this honey. We feel that every action that we move through regarding the bees is transmitted into the integrity, medicinal and food value of our honey and plant medicines." 

In general, honey is 18-20% water and is comprised of the monosaccharides glucose and fructose; vitamins A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, and beta-carotene, as well as minerals and enzymes.  Raw, unprocessed honey has the most medicinal and nutritional value.

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