Five Countries That Regularly Use Honey in Skin Care
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This recipe adds a nice punch to your apple butter with some raw honey!
Have you ever thought about using tomato to help your skin complexion?
What would you do if you saw honey coming out of your walls?
This homemade energy drink has everything you will need for those long, hot days in the saddle.
Homemade jams are great and with all of our favorites coming back into season, you will love this recipe for cantaloupe honey jam. Read more…
Honey is clearly one of the new preferred drink ingredients but it is also becoming more prevalant in ready-to-drink cocktails and spirits. Read more…
Nobody saw this coming, that’s for sure.
And it will only cost you a fraction of the price! Read more…
It’s becoming a bigger and bigger problem the more popular honey gets. Read more…
After a day of eating ribs and wings, your guests are going to want a Super Bowl party dessert that will satisfy their sweet tooth. Read more…
Now that Black Friday has come and gone, hopefully, everyone has calmed down enough and we can talk seriously about some great ideas for Christmas gifts. If you know people that could benefit from a healthier lifestyle or that just love honey, we have a few items in our store that you may want to…
There are a lot of claims about honey these days, some of them true, others just fairy tales. One tale we have heard quite often, especially when it comes to vets and animals, is that raw honey can help in the wound healing process assuming the wound is not a gaping cut. A new study…
The plight of the modern honey bee is well documented, but honestly, we are surprised at the efforts being made in many other businesses to create awareness of the challenges honey bees are facing. The latest to pitch in is the Montpelier-based distillery, Caledonia Spirits. The distillery has created a honey drink using its Barr…
This is now the 10th year Buffalo Beer Week has been held but there is definitely a new twist to the festival this year. In addition to the slew of local craft beers that will be featured, those attending are also going to be treated to a new local brew… mead. For those of you…
In a recent post, we discussed how honey can be used as a skin care hack. This time around, we want to highlight how honey can be used in your hair care regimen. It may not seem like the ideal item to put in your hair, but you will be amazed at how well it…
We are always giving you tips on how to use honey and dishes to make and you are bound to get some of that rich deliciousness on you from time to time. Because of the texture, you are going to want to treat the stain right away to ensure it does not mess up your…
We have seen reports of declining honey production throughout the United States, but one state, in particular, seems to be getting hit extremely hard. The numbers for 2018 were just released for Wisconsin and it is not good. According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service, honey production in Wisconsin was down 23 percent from the…
Anyone can give their dog a biscuit, a bone, or a treat in general, but it’s not likely you have ever given them a “pupcake.” Well, you can get the chance right here with this recipe for honey banana pupcakes! This tasty, banana-flavored treat is made fresh and with all the added benefits you can…
When it comes to ideal ingredients for homemade dog treats, it’s hard to go wrong with peanut butter, but, fortunately, your dogs have the chance to try it with the always reliable Manuka honey in these peanut butter honey dog biscuits. Not only do these treats take almost no time to make, but they’re likely…
According to Kristy Allen, who works as a Minneapolis beekeeper, she has built up a business doing the exact thing she loves the most: caring for honey bees. Allen maintains her hives, sells her bees’ honey, and works as a beekeeping instructor—all while adhering to environmentally sustainable beekeeping practices. She’s seen so much success that…
If you’re a dog owner who also enjoys making their own barbeque dishes, there is a good chance you’ve noticed some serious jealousy in your dog’s eyes every time you start grilling up something meaty and delicious. Even if you slip them something small off the bone, the stares and the begging are never likely…
When it comes to horses, it is apparently common practice within Middle Eastern and Eastern European countries to feed horses honey. The belief is that, due to its natural sugars, honey works as a reliable energy source, but even with anecdotal evidence backing it up, some out there may still be wondering if honey is…
Given there are specific insect species that bear the name “honey bee,” it would be easy to assume they’re the only ones that can make honey, but this isn’t the case. Plenty of other bee, wasp, and ant species can make honey and store it for future use, with many of these species being used…
Soon after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its plans to implement a requirement that pure honey and maple syrup must carry the label “added sugar,” they stated they were reconsidering the plan altogether. As to the reason behind this, maple syrup producers, especially those in Vermont, rallied hard against the FDA’s plan,…
“Button batteries,” also called coin cell batteries, are shiny, small little objects that feel tingly to the tongue. For toddlers, unfortunately, that puts these batteries into the “belongs inside my mouth” category, and swallowed button batteries can burn holes through a child’s esophagus within hours, leading to pain, serious injury, and even complications that could…
Alcohol promotes dehydration, and we don’t want all that work you have been doing over the fall and winter to go to waste. But, we also don’t want you to miss out on those great evenings out on the deck when everyone else is tossing back a cold one. Rather than undo the progress, we…
This is a dish that is worthy of any fine-dining restaurant and one that is going to wow your dinner guests. The honey in this recipe is used in three distinct ways to add the rich flavor of the honey to the shrimp. In most cases, we only want the honey as an accent, but…
You can have sugar, you can’t have sugar. Processed sugar is bad for you. Raw honey is better than processed honey. The amount of information that is sent our ways pertaining to our “sweets” is pretty easy to overload on, so our goal today is to make all of this just a little easier to…
We are constantly telling you to substitute honey for sugar in your recipes, but some of you may not be familiar with how to substitute out sugar and substitute in honey. We put together some simple rules that should make it much easier for you to use either our Manuka or Blue Borage honey in…
When consumers see crystallized raw honey, they understandably become concerned with the edibleness of the honey in the jar. Is it bad or is it okay? Can it still be used or does it need to be thrown away? Even though it may appear as though there is a problem with the honey, crystallization is…
We are starting to see more and more local honeymakers rebrand their companies specifically to cash in on the claim that local honey helps fight allergies, but is that really fact or myth? If you do a quick Google search, you will undoubtedly see one or two companies every week that are making this changeover.…
Anyone suffering from gastritis problems knows how painful and inconvenient it can be. For many people, this condition is a direct side effect of medications they are taking. So, while there are plenty of over-the-counter medications to treat it, the last thing they want to do is take a pill to solve problems they are…
Biscotti is an old-school Italian favorite that has slowly but surely found its way onto tables of every ethnic background. They are great for dessert, or in the morning with your coffee or tea, or just to nibble on throughout the day. This particular recipe could even work as a breakfast substitute, you know, if…
Every year, the most beautiful dogs in the world prance around on stage at the Westminster Dog Show and everyone marvels at their beautiful coats. What are these dogs eating that gives them these beautiful coats that make them “world class” champions? As any pet lover may expect, most of these animals have custom diets…
Unfortunately, far too many people pick up honey at their local grocery store and think they are getting something healthy and nutritious. However, what they are usually getting is nothing more than a sticky substance that is packed with sugars. If you truly want honey with some real benefits, make sure you are getting “raw”…
Every pet owner is familiar with having something tasty on their plate and soon after having their pet close by begging for some crumbs to hit the floor. With Manuka honey having so many healthy benefits, it is normal to think we should be able to feed it to our pets… but you would be…
In a perfect world, all honey would be nutritious and healthy, but that is hardly the case. There is a big difference in using the pasteurized honey that comes in the funny little bear on the shelves and raw honey, such as the Manuka honey products offered here. Unlike pasteurized honey, there are some rather…
During the fall and winter months, ginger biscuits are the perfect evening treat with your cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. And, since we love honey, we are going to add some Blue Borage honey to this recipe to make these cookies a little extra special. The problem with most standard biscuit recipes is…
After a limited ban was placed on neonicotinoid pesticides in the spring of 2014 by the European Union, the hope for beekeepers and honey lovers was that the continent would see an immediate decrease in the amount of the pesticide in honey. Now, almost four years later, nearly one fourth of honey samples out of…