BEWARE FAKE HONEY IN AMERICA, THAT IS FORCE FED HFCS TO BEES & LEGALLY LABELED AS USDA CERTIFED 'HONEY'!  It's about 70% of the annual honey production output in the USA.

Russ, and I AM NOT BEING SARCASTIC HERE, when I go to the Farmer's market, there is a gentleman selling local raw honey, he also sells bee pollen.  Can I safely "assume" this is really honey from pollen or what exactly do I ask him.  I'm very interested as I was going to purchase raw honey to make Kombucha Tea.  Thanks.
Patty

Your local guy is more than likely legitmate Patty. 

The easy way to tell is how much generally (as one indicator) the honey is selling for. 

If the honey is under a couple of bucks per pound, it's probably adulterated.

Thank you Russ.  His honey is more like $1.00 an ounce.

I keep it in my freezer. It‘s so hard to remember to always take everything , but when I remember, my kids love the taste and eat it off the spoon.  I buy the most expensive one from my healthfood store figuring it is the better quality one.

Don‘t forget to buy local honey due to the local pollens the bees are using to make honey help promote your immunity.  Some honey has been mentioned from New Zealand as beneficial due to some homeopathic plant/flower.  But it makes sense to me to consume from your local area versus from a store, even if its organic, where the bees could be from anywhere in or out of the US.

Hi Patty D - I‘ve heard that raw honey may not make the best Kombucha tea.

ITX,

I learned growing up in Key West that (Key Limes) do the same as lemons. Old Conch ditty

(We uses ‘em in juices,

we uses ‘em in pies,

and if you uses limes enough,

you‘ll never never die.)

LOL

Since then I discovered a little book called "Vermont Folk Medecine".

Anyone know the "correct" cider vinegar to buy? I was told the regular table vinegar is not good or good for you.

thanks for input

Hey Jen47 - lived in the Keys for almost 2o years and boy do I miss our key lime tree - now that I'm back in Maine and politics is as it is, coupled with all I have learned in 17 years on food = good health or food = poor health...with the outcome dependent on "what goes pass the lips" and the nasty circle of those who profess to have the nation's health in their best interest -what a crock! - because if they did - those medical professionals would scream the benefits of ORGANIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES!!!!  

AND TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THE DAIRY - NOT PRETTY

Dr John McDougall, MD explains in easy to understand some very interesting findings in the following video  

video.google.com/videoplay

I feel like a conched maniac(pronouced konked for those not familiar with Keys terms)trying to educate the world one sweet soul at a time.

Hi Bud, it's a challenge to get bees through the winter, too true.  However, if you want to keep your bees healthy, keep some of the honey they produce in the growing season back.  They create the food with the nourishment they most need for themselves and their young.  Providing them with sugar water or corn syrup is like feeding our kids only sugars, and expecting them to grow straight and learn well.  The bees need the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, antibacterials, and other honey components even more now, with the increased weather variability starting to hit us through global warming.  Lots of research has been done on adding and removing stress in bee living, and less-stressed bees survive better, and produce more and better honey!  Cheers, Jaiem

If you do not live near a whole foods, I have found that the Y.S. Organic Honey is awesome. It is not clear and amber colored like most honeys. It is not crystallized either, but it is a light lemon yellow color and opaque. Their website says it is this way because the bees collect it in such a cold (and remote, making it free of toxins) place they have to pack it with more nutrients in order to have a more dense source of fuel than bees that live in warm climates. www.tropicaltraditions.com also gets their private lable honey from this area and I can not tell the difference between the two, and you can get into their healthy buyers club for discounts on bulk purchases. I recently saw a great price on the Y.S. Organic honey at www.vitacost.com about $8 for 8oz. If my kids get the slightest tickle in their throats, I give them 1/2 teaspoon of raw honey and 1/2 teaspoon or raw organic coconut oil with either kombucha or green yerbamate tea.

Remember, you do not have to refrigerate or freeze raw unprocessed honey to keep it over a long period of time.  For example, honey was found in an Egyptian pyramid and it was still good! It was over 5000 years old!  

Moo - do you remember the name of the brand we should look out for? Thanks.