When a child has a cough something has to be done or no one’s getting any sleep. Fortunately, raw honey can soothe an irritated throat and suppress the cough reflex, helping kids and adults alike get some shut-eye. There’s plenty of evidence that honey can make an effective antidote for stubborn ...

Raw honey can do so much more than just sweeten your breakfast. For thousands of years, people have been finding new, ingenious ways to use honey, and it wasn’t long before they realized that honey could protect skin and provide a youthful glow. Dealing with dry skin, acne, breakouts, oily skin a...

So you’ve been stung by a bee. What do you do now? Treat it if you want to beat it: leaving a bee sting as-is is a surefire way to make it worse. Start by removing the stinger as soon as possible. Scrape it off with your fingernail, credit card or other flat object. But whatever you do, don’t pul...

Honey is a great helper for sweetening tea and rejuvenating skin, but the sticky stuff has a playful side, too. If you’re running out of summer activity ideas, it might be time to break the first rule of dinnertime and play with your food. Our raw and unfiltered honey is here to help you get crea...

The second-best time for you to start brewing mead is now. The best time is six weeks ago. For those who didn’t grow up during the Middle Ages in a kingdom filled with knights and nobles, mead is a once-popular – and extremely slow-brewed – alcoholic beverage created from fermented honey. This “h...

We know that bees are hard workers, but those long hours involve some help from sweet science. Along with “environmentalist” and “flower enthusiast”, “chemist” is another title on bees’ long list of apiary accolades. While a bee hive may not look like a science lab, every step from flower to comb...

Barbecues, bonfires and biking are just a few of our favorite summer activities. Although we’d love to pretend those long summer days are always perfect, the reality is, accidents are bound to happen. Grillers get burned, campers call for help and bikers lose their balance. Before you reach for t...

Humans have been buds with bees for quite some time now—about 9,000 years, to be exact. The honey we know and love played an extraordinary role in the ancient world. For the Egyptians, it was a treat of all trades, used for sweetening foods, healing wounds, paying taxes and even embalming dead bo...

It may be heating up out there, but honey can help you cool off. These summery honey popsicles are easy to whip up, pop into the freezer and save for a sunny day. With blended yogurt, peaches, raw honey and just a hint of vanilla, these aren’t your ordinary popsicles. They pack plenty of peachy p...

Sometimes, a decidedly not-local dish can be the perfect way to show off raw & unfiltered honey’s flavors. You’ll find that to be the case with these Songpyeon: Korean Rice Cakes. They’re a savory trio of dumplings featuring beans, chestnuts and sesame that are just one of the many, many ways...

Delicious taste is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of honey. The natural nutrients of raw and unfiltered honey have that pure, sweet taste you love. But if you can spare a couple tablespoons of your coveted Local Hive, you’ll discover a new unexpected benefit – great skin. Give ...

For a tasty summer treat to satisfy you sweet fix, nothing beats raw and unfiltered honey. Honey makes a delicate, subtle sweetener for just about any dish–sweet, salty or both–but in candy, its rich, nuanced flavors are front and center. These simple and sweet honey suckers are an easy way to ta...

Soon, you’ll be looking for ways to sneak this sweet, smoky Honey Barbecue Sauce into your recipes. It works great as a dip or when it coats your chicken wings, pork ribs, BBQ pulled pork and fingers. Not only does it feature our raw & unfiltered honey, it’s simple enough to whip up for any ...

It’s hard to talk about Florida and honey without immediately thinking of the undisputed king of honey movies, Ulee’s Gold, and, of course, the undisputed king of honey songs, Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey.” Now that those two are out of the way, we can get to something even sweeter about Florida ...

This week, we’ve got a quick & simple recipe to brighten up any summery salads you’re serving. This honey vinaigrette is subtle enough to complement your salad or sandwich without overpowering its other flavors. Balsamic vinegar’s potent acidity brings out the floral nuances in any of our raw...