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[Gramma Chick]

Henny--I will take a pound of raw honey please.

Me too !

 

[My Henny Hens]

Henny--I will take a pound of raw honey please.

Henny--I will take a pound of raw honey please.

Pharmchickrnmom,

I am so glad you are interested in honey! I should clairify for everyone the sizes I have available. I have 1 1/2 lbs ($7.50), 3 lbs ($15), 5 lbs ($25) or 12 oz bears ($5 - these are the only size that does not fit the flat rate honey price). Which size interests you?

 

[My Henny Hens]

Me too !

Yay! Gramma Chick, see the above note to Pharm about available sizes. I should have clarified that earlier! Sorry! Let me know what size you are interested in. Thanks!!!

 

[My Henny Hens]

I would love some honey!!!!

How much are you interested in? I have 12 oz bears ($5), 1 1/2 lbs ($7.50), 3 lbs($15), 5 lbs($25). If you are interested, let me know so I am sure to bring some for you!

 

[1mommahen]

How much are you interested in?  I have 12 oz bears ($5), 1 1/2 lbs ($7.50), 3 lbs($15), 5 lbs($25). If you are interested, let me know so I am sure to bring some for you!

3 lbs would be great! Thanks!

 

[My Henny Hens]

This is what someone who produces honey told me. That all honey is heated to some extent. Its how high its heated that determines the "rawness". There is a set degree that if heated after that is not considered raw anymore. Maybe Happy Henny can explain?

Rancher, Pharm, Marquisella,

Here's the low down on raw honey. Raw honey is honey straight from the hive, unheated and unfiltered so it retains all of it's beneficial properties. When honey is heated all the "good for you stuff" is killed. Most commercial apiaries heat their honey because it is easier to extract out of the honeycomb and easier to filter. They filter through a high powered filter that removes everything but the sugar so honey from the store is pretty much honey flavored fructose and glucose. It is also pasteurized (super heated, then cooled rapidly). The honey you get from the store, unless labeled otherwise, is processed honey.

Honey you get from the Farmers Market may or may not be heated/filtered. You'd have to ask the beekeeper what their practice is. Many beekeepers will heat their honey to make it easier to extract, etc, but not all do. Again, you'd have to ask the beekeeper how hot they heat it to. The hotter the temp, the more good stuff is killed.

What we do (or don't do) with our honey is this: our honey is extracted from the hive at room temperature. We DO NOT heat our honey at all. After the honey is spun out of the honeycomb, we run it though a sieve to remove any bee parts or large chunks of wax. That's it. From there, it's ready to bottle. Because we don't heat our honey, it will crystallize faster than "store" honey. That's how you know it's the good stuff! To return honey to liquid form, simply warm it gently in a warm water bath. NEVER BOIL, NEVER MICROWAVE!

I hope this has helped clear up any confusion. I'd be happy to answer any more questions!

 

[My Henny Hens]

Unpasteurized honey is one best things I've seen to heal bed sores and abrasion gives boost to the immune system. Used it on a client with MRSA wound screwed around with over priced creams for six weeks honey cleared it up under six days.

We don't use antibiotic ointment at our house! We but some honey on boo-boos! Works like a charm!

 

[marquisella]

Quote: Thanks for answering. My info I got from someone at a farmers market, selling honey. You'd think they would be honest,,,never know I guess.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Thank you hen for clarifying that. I didnt want to mis speak about the subject. I do know that we used to get honey from a local beekeeper when I was growing up and he would put some comb in it. I liked sucking it out of the comb. I was wondering what your bees eat as I know that honey acquires the flavor of whatever the bees have been pollinating. Is it clover, wildflower, apple, berries? Just curious.

 

[My Henny Hens]

Thank you hen for clarifying that. I didnt want to mis speak about the subject. I do know that we used to get honey from a local beekeeper when I was growing up and he would put some comb in it. I liked sucking it out of the comb. I was wondering what your bees eat as I know that honey acquires the flavor of whatever the bees have been pollinating. Is it clover, wildflower, apple, berries? Just curious.

All of our honey is just "wildflower". Honey can and does have different flavors depending on what's blooming. The honey I have available was harvested at the end of the season last fall. Many beekeepers will pull the honey boxes off of the hive after a certain bloom is past to ensure that what is in that particular box is all one variety, but we didn't do that last year. We are hoping to be able to pull honey boxes after the apple blossoms this year and have "apple honey". We'll see how it goes. We've had many good reviews of our honey!