Why is local honey important for allergy sufferers? Honey from your local geographic area (within 25 miles) contains trace amounts of local pollens.  Eating local honey will trigger your immune system to tolerate these pollens and possibly lesson your reactions to them during the pollen seasons.

I didn't know beekeepers used chemicals, why would chemicals be needed? In the past 20 years, honeybees have been plagued by two types of mites that left untreated will cause the death of the hive.  Chemicals have been created to combat these mites, but in their use, the mites have started to develop a resistance to the chemicals.  As a result, stronger chemicals are created for use in honeybee hives.  Instead of using chemicals, we allow the bees to build smaller cells in their combs to disrupt the breeding cycle of the mites which results in the control of the numbers of mites.  We also use other Integrated Pest Management systems including screened bottoms.

What is comb honey? Comb honey is honey in its most natural state. The comb is cut from the frame instead of extracted. Comb honey can be eaten as is. It is wonderful spread on toast or just eaten in chunks.  Yes! Eat the beeswax too.

Do you heat your honey? No. It's not necessary.   Heating honey changes the flavor. Want to check for yourself? Compare our honey to any honey you bought in the grocery store.  

I saw something in a health food store called "raw honey" why does your raw honey look different? That product is created by mixing crystallized honey, abnormal amounts of pollen and propolis.  While there is nothing wrong with it, it's not just honey. Honey is the golden liquid. My personal opinion is that the labeling of that product is misleading.  Raw honey simply means that it is not filtered or heated.