Does Anyone Use Honey?

Hansa44

Justine Case
I usually get mine from Costco. I get a 6# jug for $9.69 of pure clover honey.

Decided to check into the Silverbow Honey Co. in WA. (state). They've got a pretty good deal on baking honey. I wish I could afford organic honey that hasn't been processed, but I do trust stuff out of WA. and Oregon. These Co.'s seem to be more careful what they put on the market because this is a real "organic" part of the country.

http://silverbowhoney.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=3&cat=Buckets
 
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LONEWOLF

Inactive
I use Costco clover honey in the 5-lb plastic squeezer *every day*. Great stuff! Thanks for the Linkie, always on the lookout for deals.
 

CeeBee

Inactive
Besides supporting your local economy, it makes sense to buy local because by eating the honey you may actually be preventing or minimizing allergies to local pollen.
 

Wise Owl

Deceased
It is in your best interests for good health if you can get local honey. The reason is that you will get the pollens from the flowers and trees and such. Anyone with allergies will soon get over them this way. You develop a resistance to the pollen dust.

We use honey here also on a daily basis. Instead of sugar. Our health improved shortly after we started doing it. Sugar and corn syrup (high fructose) is responsible for most of the sick bodies in this country. It's highly undigestable.
 

Publius

On TB every waking moment
Do your self and the local Bee Keepers a favor!!! Look up the Phone Number of your local agriculture extension and ask them how to get in touch with local Bee Keepers to buy Honey from them. Tip go out and buy two or three cases of quart canning jars! You supply the jars.:ld:
 

buttie

Veteran Member
I switched to honey a few years ago and have had no allergies since then. In the past I've had it so bad I would wear a N95 mask to deal with it. Now nary a sneeze or sniffle, this is the time of year I get it too. I also started taking turmeric around the same time so I don't know which one did it, but thank God that is past!
 

readerb

resident read-a-holic
I started using local raw honey (as well as iodine drops, so can't be sure its all due to the honey) about a year ago & what a difference I see with my allergies! I'm taking less than 1/2 the prescribed dose of allergy meds, same for asthma meds. To feel myself becoming an Rx free human being again is a very wonderful thing!
 
Besides supporting your local economy, it makes sense to buy local because by eating the honey you may actually be preventing or minimizing allergies to local pollen.

The other day there was a doctor that had reported this as untrue since most of the pollen we are allergic to are from trees vs. flowers. Bees don't collect tree pollen. Allergies were from grasses, trees and weeds which bees really don't use for making honey. Local doctor on local TV station. He said if local honey helped you it was just in your head????

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926103720.html
 
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rhughe13

Heart of Dixie
I have a local honey from a lady down the road, and eat it almost daily. My favorite is to start the day with green tea and a half teaspoon of honey. I've been trying to wean off so much coffee.

I will plan on buying about 10 quarts for use in storage and maybe bartering. Last year I bought for $8/quart and I'm afraid it will be much higher this year.
 

CeeBee

Inactive
The other day there was a doctor that had reported this as untrue since most of the pollen we are allergic to are from trees vs. flowers. Bees don't collect tree pollen. Allergies were from grasses, trees and weeds which bees really don't use for making honey. Local doctor on local TV station. He said if local honey helped you it was just in your head????

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926103720.html


Something to consider yes, but bees don't collect tree pollen? I guess apples, peaches, cherries, and other fruit that depend on bee pollination now grow from vines or bushes?
 
Bees DO collect tree pollen. Sourwood honey is big around here as there are lots of sourwood trees. Orange blossom honey is from orange TREES.

The almond industry depends on bees pollinating the trees for nut production.

Bees absolutely DO collect tree pollen.

Berta
 
Something to consider yes, but bees don't collect tree pollen? I guess apples, peaches, cherries, and other fruit that depend on bee pollination now grow from vines or bushes?

Being specific, yes, but those fruit trees are not major allergens for most people, as are hickory, cedar, elm & etc.

I couldn't remember his whole speech and the link provides the trees that have the common allergens, along with the major weeds and major grasses that are known allergens.

If you are allergic to cherries or lemons, then maybe, just maybe honey would help?

Again, don't shoot the messenger.
 
Bees DO collect tree pollen. Sourwood honey is big around here as there are lots of sourwood trees. Orange blossom honey is from orange TREES.

The almond industry depends on bees pollinating the trees for nut production.

Bees absolutely DO collect tree pollen.

Berta

Maybe I mistated his exact words, so okay, true - but those aren't typical allergen producers as are hickory, ash, cedar, elm or cottonwood. All of which I am allergic to. Local honey has not helped me at all.
 

Freeholder

This too shall pass.
Bees absolutely do collect tree pollen. That doctor doesn't know what he's talking about. They don't collect pollen from grasses, but do collect from some weeds. If you are allergic to grass pollen honey might not help, but it certainly does seem to help a lot of people. There was a severely allergic woman who used to buy comb honey from my ex every spring, and she said she had almost immediate relief as soon as she ate the first spoonful. I don't think relief of runny, sore eyes and nose, along with all the other symptoms, can be caused by a placebo effect. There has to be some real healing going on there.

Kathleen
 
Again, yes, but read below:


http://www.clarinex.com/application..._display&event_input=treepollens&category=any

Tree Pollens
The Real Troublemakers: Hardwood Deciduous Trees
The real troublemakers are hardwood deciduous trees - oak, elm, birch, maple, ash, alder, and hazel.

These trees generally pollinate from February to April or May. In the South, these trees begin pollinating as early as January; in the North, they begin in April.

Oaks, found everywhere in the United States except Alaska and Hawaii, generally pollinate in February and March in the South and April and May in the Northeast. They tend to bloom one after another, prolonging the period of pollen exposure.

Birch trees, found in the eastern states, often trigger allergies in April and May. In the Northeast, Canada, and Alaska, gray and white birches are common; in the Appalachians and upper Midwest, yellow and sweet birches predominate; and in the Southeast, river birches bloom from March to mid-April.

Alders, found in the eastern United States and Pacific Northwest, produce pollen from February through April, causing allergic reactions in many people.

Elms can also cause problems for allergy sufferers. The American elm, widespread through the East and Midwest, blooms early in February in the South and in March and April in the North. The rock elm, found from the Midwest to the Northeast, blooms in the spring. In the South, the winged elm blooms in the spring and the September elm and cedar elm bloom in the fall.

Cross-Reactive Trees
Junipers, cedars, cypresses, and sequoias are "cross-reactive," meaning if you're allergic to one of these types of trees, you may be allergic to another. In Texas, the abundant mountain cedar causes problems for allergy sufferers. In the far South, junipers bloom in January; the Bermuda juniper blooms in March and April; in western Texas, Arizona, and parts of California, the Pinchot juniper blooms from September through November. Box elders are the only members of the maple family known to cause allergy problems. Commonly found in the Midwest, these trees bloom in January and February in the South and in April and May in the Northeast and Midwest.

Other tree allergens
Sycamores, found throughout the eastern states, also can cause allergic reactions. They are often used as ornamental trees in cities. A western sycamore, found in California and Arizona, blooms 2-3 weeks in April or May. Sweet fern, bayberry, Australian pine, olive, paper mulberry, hedge plant, hackleberry, sugarberry, hornbeam, hop-hornbeam, hazel, pecan, walnut, hickory, sweetgum, witch hazel, mesquite, acacia can also cause reaction.

Non-Allergens
The highly visible yellow pollen from pine trees - including spruce, fir, hemlock, larch, and the true cedars - rarely triggers allergies. Although pine trees generate clouds of pollen, they do not usually trigger your sneezing and runny nose. Likewise, fruit-bearing trees, which depend on insects for pollination, almost never create an allergic response. These pollens tend to be heavy, sticky, and less numerous. Willows and poplars are also seldom the cause of allergy symptoms. Many ornamental poplars produce no pollen, making them ideal for people who suffer from allergies.


It seems mesquite trees are also a problem. Meats smoked with mesquite, hickory and pecan sometimes will cause me so allergic grief.
 

kjacks

Senior Member
Nope, none of that sissy store-bought stuff fer me!
I just wander down to the hive, get a mouthfull of bees, and swaller!!!


:ld:
 

Hansa44

Justine Case
I've been trying to locate raw honey in the Portland, OR area. Anyone have any ideas where to get it and not have to pay a small fortune?
 

Moggy

Inactive
The other day there was a doctor that had reported this as untrue since most of the pollen we are allergic to are from trees vs. flowers. Bees don't collect tree pollen. Allergies were from grasses, trees and weeds which bees really don't use for making honey. Local doctor on local TV station. He said if local honey helped you it was just in your head????

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/926103720.html

That local doctor has a lot to learn because the bees in NE Georgia collect pollen from our sourwood trees in mid-summer...you haven't tasted honey until you've tasted Sourwood Honey, I've never tasted better in my life and I use honey on a daily basis in my morning brew of Earl Grey tea.

Moggy
 

UncurledA

Inactive
Honey helps allergies via the improved immune system which is not suppressed by bee sugar, containing their digestive enzymes ( If not destroyed by heat over 106 degrees F when filtering). It's the allergy-immune system connection that gives the improvement. Doctors don't recognize that strong a connection between the two. It can be the direct action of the pollen, but help may also come about via a less messed-up general immune system that honey promotes. At least that's what I've had explained to me by some knowledgeable people in this field.
 

Hansa44

Justine Case
I've been trying to locate raw honey in the Portland, OR area. Anyone have any ideas where to get it and not have to pay a small fortune?


WOW!! Just found a place 10 miles from me that sells raw honey. I asked about the 60# bucket which will cost $125.00. Went to New Seasons and they wanted $7.99 a lb. :eek:

I called and she told me that all their fresh honey will be ready in about 3 weeks. Right now all they have left is wildflower and some other which are really dark honeys. She said they have 2000 hives.

I figure I'll just tranfer it into 1/2 gal glass jars.

http://www.beewayhoney.com/
 

dissimulo

Membership Revoked
WOW!! Just found a place 10 miles from me that sells raw honey. I asked about the 60# bucket which will cost $125.00. Went to New Seasons and they wanted $7.99 a lb. :eek:

Heck, if you can afford to spend $125 on a bucket of honey, you're half way to starting a hive of your own.
 

Hansa44

Justine Case
Heck, if you can afford to spend $125 on a bucket of honey, you're half way to starting a hive of your own.


I'd rather buy it. At least then I know I have the honey. I really doubt I'd have too much trouble reselling some of it. And considering the bee problem going on, I think I'll pass in trying to raise my own.

Looking at the price of honey in the stores, $2.00 a lb. for raw honey seems like a pretty good deal. Can use some of it for gifts too.
 

Milk-maid

Girls with Guns Member
It is in your best interests for good health if you can get local honey. The reason is that you will get the pollens from the flowers and trees and such. Anyone with allergies will soon get over them this way. You develop a resistance to the pollen dust.

AHA! I thought so. This is what I've been telling my sister. She says she has been feeling poorly with all the pollen around (the top of my car is yellow from pollen) and the only time she feels well is when she takes honey every day. I can't wait to copy and send her what you wrote.

MM
 

KateCanada

Inactive
Yes, I love honey and buy the brand "Carriage Trade". It's excellent and is a good price compared to other brands.

My fav, toast with crispy bacon and honey sandwich. To die for. Hard on the arteries I'm sure though. :lol:
 

Y2kO

Inactive
The other day there was a doctor that had reported this as untrue since most of the pollen we are allergic to are from trees vs. flowers. Bees don't collect tree pollen.

Besides the other trees cited here, locust honey is some of the best honey of the year (and some of the lightest colored). The locust trees are blooming now in the Midwest. And yes, the bees are in business visiting those trees, as well as honeysuckle bushes and a myriad of other blooming things.
 
That local doctor has a lot to learn because the bees in NE Georgia collect pollen from our sourwood trees in mid-summer...you haven't tasted honey until you've tasted Sourwood Honey, I've never tasted better in my life and I use honey on a daily basis in my morning brew of Earl Grey tea.

Moggy

Just remember, where I live we do not have the same trees that some of you do, therefore he is correct with his reporting to the local people here. We have hardwoods and cedar. Fruit trees are rare where he is reporting from. Therefore he does know what he is telling people in our area.

I have never seen a Sourwood Tree???
 
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