Loving Lately: Honey
My husband has a great boss name Jason; who happens to be friends with a guy named Terry; who happens to be the president of the Michigan Beekeeper’s Association. Recently Jason gifted us a beautiful large jar of Terry’s Lazy T’s honey. How fortunate are we?
Honey, also referred to as liquid gold, has been used in the kitchen as a natural sweetener for ages. But did you know that it has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties that have made it extremely useful for medicinal purposes as well? Many people believe it is a viable solution in dealing with allergies. Bees collect pollen which is then used to make the honey. The small traces of pollen that remain in the honey are comparable to vaccinations in that once consumed your immune system builds antibodies to the pollens. This is just one of the reasons why buying local honey is so important. It can help you build up tolerances to common allergens in your own area!
The sweet nectar in honey is loaded with antioxidants that have been linked in studies with promoting healthy brain function and boosting memory. In addition, honey has been successfully used as a cough suppressant and topically useful for treating minor burns and wounds. No wonder it’s considered so valuable!
For more information about the Michigan Beekeeper’s Association and keeping bees click on www.michiganbees.org
I definitely am going to eat more honey!
Good for you! ?
We love honey and tried it as a cough suppressant with our 3 year old grandson because there was nothing over the counter he could take. It worked!
That’s great! Thanks for sharing your first hand experience!
We were desperate 🙂
People have been using it for over 2 thousand years! Those old honey and whisky toddies weren’t for naught ?
What a cute picture!! We always buy some local honey when we go to the orchard every year, because like you said, heard it’s good for allergies! That’s so nice that you guys were given a bunch, maybe it will be great for Noah too:)
After he turned a year old I did introduce it in very small increments. I think it’s a gentle and natural method! Thanks Annie!
I can see why a land that overflowed with milk and honey would be such an enticement.
Right! I think so too!
This is great! I need to buy more local honey.
Thanks Jasmine, you’re so sweet! ? I think it’s important. ?
That’s awesome, I bet you were excited! I love honey 😀
Yes it was so nice! Thanks Antonia 🙂 Hope you’re having a nice day!
I am, I hope you are too Sadie 🙂
I really should eat more local honey! Allergies become a constant battle in our house every spring.
We all should eat more local honey! Thanks Katie 🙂
Local honey for sure 🙂
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Wonderful information, Sadie! Local honey rules!!
Thanks Lana 🙂 Yes it does!
Will always check for local honey from now on 🙂
That’s great Marisa! Thank you ?
Love, love, love local honey! 😉 Great post, Sadie, and your picture is lovely!
Thanks Anna! Of course you do 🙂 Maybe local will one day mean your very own back yard!
Yes, LOL! The most local honey ever! 😉
The very localest!
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Let’s hear it for the bees!!! Sounds like you’ve got an awesome source for local honey! The health (and taste) benefits of honey are so wonderful… it’s incredible that thousands of years old pots have been found in ancient Egypt.
Isn’t that amazing!
What an awesome gift! My husband stopped using white sugar in his coffee about a year ago and dropped almost 10 pounds immediately. He uses honey instead now. Honey is so expensive, too. But we keep buying it to keep his weight down. 🙂
Yes, it is an awesome gift! That’s great! I’m sure the benefits are even greater 🙂
Wow wonderful!
Thanks Lynn! Honey is wonderful! …I’m missing all of the posts and trying to keep up on comments… We are in Florida!
Wow have fun!
Thank you!