ENC Local Honey provides Local Eastern North Carolina Raw & Unpasteurized Honey from several annual harvest varieties. While all honey contains wild flowers, each variety’s nectar and pollen come from local flowering plants prior to the harvest.
Why Raw and Unpasteurized Honey?
Raw Honey contains all the essential minerals needed for life including vitamins A, C, D, E, K. It also contains all of the B complex vitamins. Because of this, honey is an instant and natural energy building food.
Raw and Unpasteurized honey contains pollen from local plants and may aid in local allergies.
Honey contains hormones and it has antimicrobial/antibacterial properties.
Raw honey also contains pinocembrin, an antioxidant. The antibacterial properties in
raw honey will help heal wounds and burns by disinfecting the area. Honey works
well to soothe sore throats and cure night time coughing.
- Vitamins & Minerals include calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamins C, B6, B12, A, E, & D.
- Sealed Honeycomb is the most pure and nutritious form of honey.
- Raw honeycomb is a rich source of Antioxidants
linked to reduce risk of heart disease.
- May help normalize liver function & improve symptoms of fatty liver disease.
- Natural Cure for cough.
- Chewing honeycomb helps clear airways in the esophagus that have antibacterial benefits which helps with colds.
- Natural immune booster from nectar.
- Natural energy booster from pollens, vitamins, proteins
and natural sugars in raw honeycomb. This also provides
the best balance for simple carbs for your energy.
- Promotes better sleep due to proper balance of sugars
for the liver and helping produce hormones necessary for achieving better sleep.
Honey never spoils! Raw honey crystalizes over time die to its natural fructose
& glucose sugars. Different varieties
have different ratios of these natural
sugars so they will crystalize at
different rates.
You may be asking, can I still eat my crystallized honey? Absolutely!In fact, crystallized honey is just as edible and delicious as liquid honey,but if you don’t like the texture of the crystallized honey it is quite simpleto soften back to its liquid state!
**DISCLAIMER**
Those allergic to Pollen or Bee Stings
should avoid pollen products.
Pollen also interacts negatively with
blood thinners such as Warfarin.
Pregnant or lactating women should avoid
pollen products as well.
With at least 250 biological substances present,
Bee Pollen is extremely nutritious!
Bee pollen contains antioxidant plant compounds called flavonoids. They can get rid of harmful molecules called free radicals, which lead to aging and diseases. These same plant compounds have an anti-inflammatory effect. If is known to be help with arthritis and joint pain.
Elevated cholesterol levels are a serious risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that bee pollen may help lower these cholesterol levels.
Bee Pollen has shown benefits of protecting and repairing our liver from the toxic effects of certain chemicals.
When applied topically, bee pollen helps burns and prevents infections. Bee pollen has been found to heal wounds faster and kill bacteria more effectively than the traditional ointment.
A compound called histamine usually triggers allergies. Your body releases histamine in response to a perceived threat like allergens. However, by taking bee pollen, it may stop the release of the histamine and stop your allergies right in their track.
STEPS FOR LIQUIFYING HONEY:
1. Place honey in a glass jar in a large pot.
2. Fill the pot with warm tap water to the level of the honey, be sure not to get water in your honey.
3. Heat the water between 95-110°F.
4. Leave jar in the bath until the honey is liquid again. Over night works best.
Albemarle Swamp comes from Northeastern NC with Tupelo and other flowering swamp plants.
Blackberry is the 27th sweetest honey.
Clary Sage is the rarest premium honey from Northeastern North Carolina. It’s high fructose makes it the fourth sweetesthoney. It’s a champaign honey with its golden color and sweet taste.
Cotton is a mild tasting honey & the fifteenth sweetest.
Early Autumn Amber is our darkest variety from Goldenrod, Morning Glory, Purple Astor, & Ragweed. Often used as a tastier & healthier substitute for Molasses.
Gall berry is a rare premium honey from our coastal areas. It’s high fructose makes it the 5th sweetest honey & diabetic friendly.
Spring White is the first harvest of the year. With the highest amount of glucose it contains nectar and pollen fromWhite Clover, Strawberry, Blueberry, & Red Maple. It’s the best honey for spring allergies.
Bagley Swamp comes from Perquimans County along a tributary of the Perquimans River.
Black Swamp comes from Jones County along the Trent River and harvested in the spring.
Cornucopia comes from the pollination of an Asian produce farm.
Crepe Myrtle is a light amber well balanced honey with a more traditional taste.
Early Summer Extra Light Amber comes from Southeastern NC with a variety of spring wildflowers. Light AmberBlend is a unique combination of either our Extra Light Amber or Tupelo Gold and Amber.
Oktoberfest comes from the Black Swamp in Jones County and harvested in the fall.
Sourwood is a premium diabetic friendly honey. Usually found in our western counties, ours is from Southeastern NC. Pollen tested showing 51% Sourwood, 16% Tupelo & 16% Gall berry making it the 8th sweetest honey.
Tupelo Gold is a premium honey from black gum trees along our rivers and swamps, it’s high fructose makes it the thirdsweetest honey. Golden color and unique flavor highlights this honey.