At the last Second Sunday Market, I stopped by the Apex Bee Company booth. With the onset of cold weather, we tend to go through honey
quicker than in the warmer months. If you've ever warmed your pipes with tea, whiskey and honey you’ll know what I’m talking about.
“Would you like clover or wildflower,” the beekeeper asked.
I didn't know there was a difference. I thought honey was
honey. I’m not very well versed in apiculture. She offered a taste of both.
They were different. I thought the clover was a little less interesting than
the wildflower. I went with the wildflower.
Honey isn't just for whiskey either. In this post by James
Byrne on the Scientific American blog I learned that it “has some pretty
amazing properties, it’s broadly antimicrobial and seemingly able to promote
healing.”
“While only preliminary, it seems honey and its various
components might have more secrets to unveil which will further develop our
understanding of the anti-microbial nature of this environmental product and at
the same time its pro-immune responses elicited when we use it.”
Byrne suggests that you “should rub honey on your everywhere."
Sweet!
According to a tag affixed to the jar, my wildflower honey
came from Honey Bee Restoration Project Hive #2 located in Freeland , MD.
That’s good stuff.
