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Start: 2025-06-12T00:00:00-05:00
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Tagged: allergies, raw local honey

This topic has 12 replies, 6 voices, and was last updated 11 years, 10 months ago by Sue.

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May 10, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Sue
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….may I ask which kind of honey you take for allergy relief? Wildflower honey, perhaps? I’m going to get some for my son at a farmer’s market tomorrow, and I’d like to know what type to buy.
May 10, 2013 at 8:32 pm
godselect37
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The whole point of raw honey treating allergies is that it is local to your region, so whatever you get make sure of that. Normally, depending on where you live, this is wildflower. However, Sage honey comes from sagebrush so if you live out west it would apply. Buckwheat honey is typically a milder flavor that wildflower honey, but is not available in all regions. Does this help?
May 10, 2013 at 9:15 pm
crazy4boys
Participant
We buy whatever is labeled as ‘raw local honey’ and then I verify that it hasn’t been heated and that it is indeed from our area. Sometimes it’s labled with what kind it is, clover, wildflower, etc….other times it’s just ‘honey’. A lot of times they have samples you can try, but my kids don’t really care and will put whatever kind I buy in their mouths.
May 10, 2013 at 9:33 pm
Sue
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So, I’m guessing it’s not terribly important which type because it’s mostly a matter of the bees collecting local pollens to make the honey.
May 11, 2013 at 1:30 pm
HollyS
Participant
I’ve never heard all of these terms…I usually ask for one that was gathered in the fall since my allgeries are worse in the fall. I think it is supposed to have a milder taste than honey gathered in the spring, but I haven’t done lots of comparing.
May 16, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Sue
Participant
Okay, one more question….a friend gave me a bit of local honey she bought, and I forgot to ask if I need to refrigerate it. I would guess not because I don’t refrigerate honey from the grocery store, but I want to be sure.
May 16, 2013 at 2:44 pm
crazy4boys
Participant
You do not need to refrigerate it. In fact, I just read something about a 2,000 year old jar of honey they found and it’s still good!
May 17, 2013 at 1:10 pm
Suzq
Participant
Honey does not need to be refrigerated, in fact if you refrigerate it, it will crystallize much faster. However if you freeze it, it will not crystallize. It does not need to be frozen though. If you buy raw honey it may crystallize at some point depending on the sugar content. Honey is different according to the floral sources the bees get their nectar from.Our honey crystallizes in just a few weeks after we extract the honey from the hive. Some more knowledgable customers will buy honey crystallized but others do not want it that way. We do heat some of our honey at a very low heat to keep the beneficial enzymes but also keep it liquid for those who desire it that way. The stores often mix the honeys and will heat it at a very high heat to keep the honey from crystallizing on the shelf. I have noticed in the last couple of years — honey labeled “organic raw honey” — I am curious about it and wonder about the claim.
Allergy relief may depend on the floral source as well. We have customers that say the honey works wonderfully for them. In fact one of our customers moved out of state but still buys her honey from us when she comes back to town. She says it really helps her. She isn’t local anymore though. We have others that don’t get relief from honey. I would guess it depends on what you are allergic to and what sources the bees are going to, to get the benefit.

May 17, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Misty
Participant
Can someone give me the dose amount? So how many times a day, how much and then how long till you’d see typical relief?
May 17, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Sue
Participant
Most people have told me that they take a teaspoonful once or twice a day, depending on how severe the allergy symptoms are, but then they cut back to once a day or every few days when things are under control. I cannot see how just continuing to take a teaspoonful daily throughout the season could really hurt.
Maybe those who have used this for awhile could chime in with their experiences on dosage.
BTW, Misty, I love your baby’s photo in your avatar, but do you think we could see an update? (Hint, hint–must be getting so big!)
May 17, 2013 at 9:36 pm
Misty
Participant
Sue – I will try and do that Wed on my day for myself. On the list! Now to find a picture. I kinda feel like I should put someone else on there tho? You think I could get all 7 into a picture that small? LOL
May 17, 2013 at 11:51 pm
Sue
Participant
Well, Tristan managed (somehow) to get all 7 of hers plus hubby & herself in a little picture on her blog, but I noticed she doesn’t use it as her avatar. Probably too small to recognize any of those sweet little faces!
July 25, 2013 at 3:56 pm
Sue
Participant
I decided to come back to this thread with another question. Although we seem to be most bothered by spring allergies, do some of you take honey in the fall? We haven’t been using it much in the past few weeks, so I think it did its job during the spring season!