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Wildflower Honeycomb Square
Regular price
$26.00
Size
Our Wildflower Honeycomb Square is the purest way to enjoy our raw honey, offering a delicate, chewy, and highly nutritious treat straight from the hive. Sourced from the varied seasonal blooms of local wildflowers, this raw comb delivers a medley of flavors from light floral notes to a rich, complex sweetness that changes slightly with the seasons. The tender beeswax cells hold the honey in its most natural state, ensuring that all the potent enzymes, antioxidants, and natural vitamins remain perfectly preserved, providing a luxurious and naturally healthy superfood.
Ingesting honeycomb squares offers a combination of the benefits found in raw honey and those specific to the beeswax structure itself.
Here are the primary health benefits associated with ingesting honeycomb:
- Retention of Nutritional Value: Since the honey is sealed within the wax cells, it remains in its rawest form, preserving all the natural vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and a higher concentration of antioxidants (flavonoids and phenolics) that can sometimes degrade during the extraction and processing of liquid honey.
- Fiber and Digestive Aid (The Wax): The beeswax itself is primarily made of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols, which the human body cannot easily digest. When chewed, the wax acts like a mild form of dietary fiber, potentially helping to clean the teeth, and it passes through the digestive tract virtually undigested, possibly aiding in peristalsis and intestinal health.
- Potential for Allergy Relief: Like all local, raw honey, chewing honeycomb may offer anecdotal benefits for seasonal allergy relief by exposing the immune system to trace amounts of local pollen trapped within the comb, though scientific evidence for this is limited.
- Oral Health and Hygiene: Chewing the wax is a great workout for the jaw and is believed by some to naturally help cleanse the mouth and throat and potentially aid in clearing nasal passages, similar to chewing gum.
In summary: Honeycomb is a delicious and minimally processed way to consume raw honey, delivering all its natural goodness alongside the benefits of chewing beeswax, which acts as a gentle, undigested fiber.
The best way to store honey is at room temperature in a tightly sealed container.
- Container: Store honey in its original container if it's well-sealed or transfer it to an airtight container (glass jars with tight lids are ideal). Honey is naturally antimicrobial, but a tight seal prevents contamination and moisture absorption from the air.
- Temperature: Store it at room temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources (like stovetops or windowsills). Ideal temperature is 50-to-70 degrees Fahrenheit. This will keep your honey in its best liquid state for easy drizzling and maintains its natural quality.
Exceptions and Considerations
- Refrigeration: Do not refrigerate pure honey. Cold temperatures drastically speed up the natural crystallization process, turning the honey hard and granular quickly. While refrigerated honey is still perfectly safe to eat, it becomes very difficult to pour or scoop.
- Crystallization: This is a natural, harmless process for pure honey (especially those high in glucose, like Clover honey). It does not mean the honey has spoiled. To return crystallized honey to a liquid state, place the sealed jar in a bowl of warm water (not boiling) for several minutes. Heat it gently and stir occasionally until the crystals dissolve. Do not microwave on high, as excessive heat can destroy beneficial enzymes and alter the flavor.
- Creamed Honey: Creamed honey has been intentionally finely crystallized. If it gets too warm (above 75 degrees Fahrenheit), it can soften or even liquefy and lose its desirable texture. For best texture, store it slightly cooler than typical room temperature, but never in the refrigerator unless the label specifically instructs you to do so for a specific product formulation.
- Long-Term Storage: Honey is one of the few foods that can last virtually forever if stored correctly (airtight, at room temperature). If stored properly, it may darken or change flavor over many years, but it will not technically "spoil."
Regular price
$26.00
Size
Our Wildflower Honeycomb Square is the purest way to enjoy our raw honey, offering a delicate, chewy, and highly nutritious treat straight from the hive. Sourced from the varied seasonal blooms of local wildflowers, this raw comb delivers a medley of flavors from light floral notes to a rich, complex sweetness that changes slightly with the seasons. The tender beeswax cells hold the honey in its most natural state, ensuring that all the potent enzymes, antioxidants, and natural vitamins remain perfectly preserved, providing a luxurious and naturally healthy superfood.
Ingesting honeycomb squares offers a combination of the benefits found in raw honey and those specific to the beeswax structure itself.
Here are the primary health benefits associated with ingesting honeycomb:
- Retention of Nutritional Value: Since the honey is sealed within the wax cells, it remains in its rawest form, preserving all the natural vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and a higher concentration of antioxidants (flavonoids and phenolics) that can sometimes degrade during the extraction and processing of liquid honey.
- Fiber and Digestive Aid (The Wax): The beeswax itself is primarily made of long-chain fatty acids and alcohols, which the human body cannot easily digest. When chewed, the wax acts like a mild form of dietary fiber, potentially helping to clean the teeth, and it passes through the digestive tract virtually undigested, possibly aiding in peristalsis and intestinal health.
- Potential for Allergy Relief: Like all local, raw honey, chewing honeycomb may offer anecdotal benefits for seasonal allergy relief by exposing the immune system to trace amounts of local pollen trapped within the comb, though scientific evidence for this is limited.
- Oral Health and Hygiene: Chewing the wax is a great workout for the jaw and is believed by some to naturally help cleanse the mouth and throat and potentially aid in clearing nasal passages, similar to chewing gum.
In summary: Honeycomb is a delicious and minimally processed way to consume raw honey, delivering all its natural goodness alongside the benefits of chewing beeswax, which acts as a gentle, undigested fiber.
The best way to store honey is at room temperature in a tightly sealed container.
- Container: Store honey in its original container if it's well-sealed or transfer it to an airtight container (glass jars with tight lids are ideal). Honey is naturally antimicrobial, but a tight seal prevents contamination and moisture absorption from the air.
- Temperature: Store it at room temperature, away from direct sunlight and heat sources (like stovetops or windowsills). Ideal temperature is 50-to-70 degrees Fahrenheit. This will keep your honey in its best liquid state for easy drizzling and maintains its natural quality.
Exceptions and Considerations
- Refrigeration: Do not refrigerate pure honey. Cold temperatures drastically speed up the natural crystallization process, turning the honey hard and granular quickly. While refrigerated honey is still perfectly safe to eat, it becomes very difficult to pour or scoop.
- Crystallization: This is a natural, harmless process for pure honey (especially those high in glucose, like Clover honey). It does not mean the honey has spoiled. To return crystallized honey to a liquid state, place the sealed jar in a bowl of warm water (not boiling) for several minutes. Heat it gently and stir occasionally until the crystals dissolve. Do not microwave on high, as excessive heat can destroy beneficial enzymes and alter the flavor.
- Creamed Honey: Creamed honey has been intentionally finely crystallized. If it gets too warm (above 75 degrees Fahrenheit), it can soften or even liquefy and lose its desirable texture. For best texture, store it slightly cooler than typical room temperature, but never in the refrigerator unless the label specifically instructs you to do so for a specific product formulation.
- Long-Term Storage: Honey is one of the few foods that can last virtually forever if stored correctly (airtight, at room temperature). If stored properly, it may darken or change flavor over many years, but it will not technically "spoil."