Raw honey has numerous benefits and has long been touted by the homeopathic community as well as health professionals as disease-preventative, disease-fighting and just plain good for you, due to the flavonoids contained in this natural product.
Raw honey contains both propolis and bee pollen, so you get the benefits of these two natural powerhouses, and it has been scientifically proven that honey helps with allergies, diabetes, sleep problems, coughs and wound healing.
Many seasonal allergy sufferers report finding a relief by consuming raw honey and although science has yet to prove whether raw local honey helps diminish allergy symptoms, the practice of consuming local honey remains a popular natural remedy.
The idea behind honey treating allergies is similar to that of a person getting allergy shots. that when a person eats local honey, they are thought to be ingesting local pollen.
Since bees collect pollen from the environment as they gather nectar from flowers, the idea is that honey from local sources will contain safe amounts of pollen that consumers can use to condition themselves to its presence.
Every community has local honey producers and buying local honey, regardless of your locale, has become easier over time.
Main Street Market, at the intersection of Hwy 90 and Hwy 77 (Main Street) in downtown Chipley, Florida has local Tupelo honey available, for medicinal purposes or use in cooking, or eating just the way it was made.
