One
thing we pride ourselves in is our True Source Certified honey! Quality
and integrity are important to us and we make sure that you can trace
our honey back to hive! For more info on True Source, check out www.truesourcehoney.com.
Looking
for a great way to improve your diet? Use honey instead of sugar in
your recipes! Honey is sweeter than sugar, allowing you to use less of
it to gain the same sweetness as sugar. Honey is 100% natural and adds
distinct flavor notes to recipes. Honey also absorbs and retains
moisture, this keeping your items fresh for a longer period of time!
Most
enzymes found in honey are heat stable, there fore heating honey to 185 degrees
for short period of time does not affect the enzymes naturally found in
honey."Processing
is not a fully destructive process, as some consumers would have others
believe.Heating and filtering honey
does not completely eliminate all enzymes, nor does it have a negative effect
on honey’s mineral and antioxidant levels."Ropa Science Research - Research
Project Funded by National Honey Board - D. Ropa, 2010.For a full report visit http://www.honey.com/images/downloads/processed-versus-raw-honey.pdf
Honey stored in sealed containers can remain stable for decades and even
centuries! However, honey is susceptible to physical and chemical
changes during storage; it tends to darken and lose its aroma and flavor
or crystallize. These are temperature-dependent processes, making the
shelf life of honey difficult to define. For practical purposes, a shelf
life of two years is often stated. Properly processed, packaged and
stored honey retains its quality for a long time. If in doubt, throw it
out, and purchase a new jar of honey!
Happy Sweet 16! Today is the 16th Annual Amos Herr Honey Run 5K. The 5K will start at 6 pm tonight. If you still haven't signed up you still can! Race Day Sign Ups start at 4 pm till 4:30. A new event this year is the Kids’ Color Fun Run which starts at 5 pm. For more information see the link below. See you there!
It's no secret that Raw Honey is the lastest craze right now. But what exactly is considered "Raw" honey? While there is no offcial U.S. federal definition of Raw honey, the National Honey Board defines Raw honey as " honey at it exists in the beehive or as obtained by extraction, settling or straining without adding heat. Because of this, it can contain beeswax, royal jelly, pollen, parts of bees,
dirt and pieces of wood from the hives.
