Honey I’m Home: Part II

“I hadn’t been out to the hives before, so to start off she gave me a lesson in what she called ‘bee yard etiquette’. She reminded me that the world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work fine in both places. Don’t be afraid, as no life-loving bee wants to sting you. Still, don’t be an idiot; wear long sleeves and pants. Don’t swat. Don’t even think about swatting. If you feel angry, whistle. Anger agitates while whistling melts a bee’s temper. Act like you know what you’re doing, even if you don’t. Above all, send the bees love. Every little thing wants to be loved.” – Susan Monk Kid (The Secret Life of Bees)

Excited to try out my new wooden honey stick, I decided to take a dip into some interesting honeys from both near and far. All the way from South America, this 100% pure Chilean Honey is harvested from the Ulmo tree. This tree is native to the southern Araucania region of Chile, with unique camellia-like flowers that bloom in the late summer and early fall, producing an amazing aroma, perfect creamy texture and light cream color. It smells like flowers and has a buttery smooth sweetness.

“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.” – Proverbs 24:13

Located in the heart of the South, Atlanta Bee Factory honey is processed using chemical-free techniques to maintain honey’s natural, health-giving nutrients and flavor. All of their honey is produced by free-range bee keeping. Honey flows in the Greater Atlanta region include Tulip, Poplar, Blackberry, Kudzu and numerous wildflowers. ABF blend these different honeys together to maximize the honey’s benefits to allergy sufferers in a city with one of the highest pollen counts in the Southeastern United States.

Beautiful sugar crystals have started to form in the neck of this bottle, however when the you’re ready to use the honey simply remove the cork and place in a 125 degree oven until the honey becomes liquid. This particular honey had a unique beeswax seal which I thought was sweet.