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Harris County Beekeepers Association |
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To make a pound of honey, honey bees must forage nectar from millions of flowers.
Aristotle called honey, the “nectar of the gods”. Honey is very likely the world's most ancient sweetener and has been in use throughout the world across the millennia. Honey's popularity and versatility is evident from the variety of uses it has enjoyed throughout history. From ancient times, honey has not only been used as a sweetener but as a natural beauty agent and has been employed by some cultures for its medicinal attributes, and even to pay taxes! |
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Local Honey For Sale |
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Honey not only tastes good, it is good for you! Research has shown that although honey is composed mainly of carbohydrates and water, it contains traces of several vitamins and minerals, including niacin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc. It also contains certain compounds that act as antioxidants, which are key to eliminating free radicals in humans. Honey is easier to digest than regular sugar and does not stimulate the body’s secretion of insulin to the same degree as regular sugar. Honey should never be given to infants under one year of age! Where can you find local honey for sale?
Midtown Farmers’ Market 3701 Travis Street, Houston, Texas 1st Saturday of Each Month, 8 A.M.—12:00 P.M. Adjacent to the Tafia Restaurant |
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HCBA Farmers’ Market Coordinator, Loree Cox, hard at work selling honey. Photo by HCBA member, George Rodriguez. |