We were wrapping up a particularly active and honey-filled National Honey Month today, and a question hit us out of the blue. A question so simple and so obvious, we’d never even thought to ask: why is honey so sticky? For years, we’ve been so focused on the main aspect of honey – its sweetness –...

Every year, the team at Local Hive makes sure to celebrate National Honey Month. But this year, we’ve got something bigger in mind. Not just one month, but 400 years of honey. That’s because bees and their honey have been a crucial part of this country since way back in 1622. It was in 1622 that ...

If you’re not from the upper Midwest or Canada, “walleye” probably sounds like a tool or something. But in the Great Lakes region, it’s a delicacy. Conveniently, it’s also just about everywhere. It’s just as common to see it on shelves as it is to fish one out of the lake yourself. If you’ve neve...

It’s been a long, hot summer pretty much everywhere. And it’s not over yet. (😅) In times like these, we turn to food for a bit of comfort. A nice, fresh salad like this Southwest Salad with Honey-Lime Dressing will fill you up without weighing you down in the summer heat. We’re taking cues from t...

Honey is part of what makes barbecue, barbecue. We’ve blogged before about salad dressings and glazes with honey. Here’s a quick guide to grilling and barbecuing with it. Honey can go with most anything, but you have to know how to use it. Why BBQ Pros Grill with Local Hive Honey Honey Retains M...

Summer means it’s time to fire up the grill, and this new recipe makes for a perfect honey-sweetened side to go with steaks, brats, burgers, and any other cookout faves. The combination of raw & unfiltered honey’s unique flavor and tangy balsamic will add brightness and complexity to your smo...

Raw & unfiltered honey will eventually turn solid – that’s a simple fact of life. But that doesn’t mean your bottle’s days are numbered. Crystallized honey is usually light yellow or white, with a consistency somewhere between that of peanut butter and granite, depending on how long it’s been...

June 20–26th is Pollinator Week, a time for everyone everywhere to celebrate the species who pollinate flowers of all kinds. Why, you might ask, is a honey company so gung-ho about pollinators? Well, we don’t just love bees for honey. They’re also nature’s most important pollinator. There are tho...

Growing up, most of us didn’t think twice about bees unless we were unfortunate enough to get stung. So you’d be forgiven for thinking, “Bees are those little yellow-and-black-striped guys who sting and make honey.” You’d be forgiven, but you’d be wrong on pretty much all counts: Bees come in a ...

Seems like you never have a popsicle handy when you really want one. So, the smart move is to go ahead and pop them in the freezer now before that summer heat wave rolls around. These lilac and lemonade popsicles are a definite upgrade from the artificial mystery flavors you had in popsicles as a...

These magical little finger sandwiches are perfect for a Sunday brunch or picnic in the park. But what really blew our minds was the homemade raspberry honey mustard that gives them their unique salty-sweet flavor. You could use any honey to make it, but what could be better than our limited-edit...

Beeswax remains one of the most extraordinary aspects of nature’s architectural masterpieces created by bees. They collect nectar from flowers and combine it with special enzymes to reduce its moisture content. The bees go through the entire routine of nectar processing, protein storage, and cell...

Ah, tarts. Where do we start? They’re sweet, creamy, flaky, crunchy – everything we want in a dessert. And these tarts in particular take things up a notch with lemon curd and blackberries for a tiny bit of tang to the unique honey sweetness. They’re also perfect for toppings. Try rosemary, orang...

We’d never heard of honey-yogurt dip either, but the name was enough to catch our attention. After all, who doesn’t love a good parfait with honey and yogurt? This recipe instantly makes anything into a cinnamon-sweet delight, which we’ll take any time of day. Honey-yogurt dip is perfect for kids...

We’re big fans of honey butter around here. We love it almost as much as we love raw & unfiltered honey, and that means we put it on just about everything: bagels, biscuits, toast, and so much more. We’ve made Whipped Honey Butter before, but today’s recipe has a twist: plenty of raspberries ...