Honey sticks

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Honey sticks are dye free

Store honey at room temperature – your kitchen counter or pantry shelf  is ideal. Storing honey in the refrigerator accelerates the honey’s  crystallization. Crystallization is the natural process in which liquid  in honey becomes solid. Honey stored in sealed containers can remain  stable for decades and even centuries! However, it tends to darken and  lose its aroma and flavor over time. This is a temperature-dependent  process, making the shelf life of honey difficult to define. For  practical purposes, a shelf life of two years is often stated. If your  honey crystallizes, simply place the honey jar in warm water and stir  until the crystals dissolve.  

Note: Honey should not be fed to infants under one year of age. Honey is a safe and wholesome food for children and adults. 

DO NOT MICROWAVE HONEY!

We are pleased to be able to supply our customers with honey sticks that do not have any dyes in them. Dyes are not got for children or adults.

Clover and Wildflower are natural honey.

Green Apple  and Watermelon are artificial flavors.

Peach, Raspberry, Blackberry, and Vanilla are natural flavors.

Cinnamon, Lemon, Orange,  and Ginger are essential oils.

ALFALFA

Alfalfa is a legume with blue flowers. It blooms throughout the  summer and is ranked as the most important honey plant in Utah, Nevada,  Idaho, Oregon and most of the western states. Alfalfa honey is white or  extra light amber in color with a fine flavor. The honey also has good  body, which makes it a perfect table honey.

BLACKBERRY

Blackberry is a white honey, sweet and mild with a distinctive fruity flavor.

CLOVER

Clovers are the most popular honey plants in the United States. White  clover, alsike clover, and the white and yellow sweet clover plants are  the most important for honey production. Depending on location and  source, Clover honey varies in color from water-white to extra light  amber and has a mild, delicate flavor.

DANDELION

Dandelion honey is the among the first crops of the year. Dandelion  Honey is rare since beekeepers seldom harvest it. Ours crystalizes  within days of harvesting. You can smell and taste the dandelion as you  consume the honey.

KNAPWEED

Knapweed honey has a mild flavor with a unique tang that brings its demand. The color is light amber.

ORANGE BLOSSOM
Orange Blossom honey is often a  combination of citrus floral sources. Orange is a leading honey source  in southern Florida, Texas, Arizona and California. Orange trees bloom  in March and April and produce a white to extra light amber honey with a  distinctive flavor and the aroma of orange blossoms.

SAGE

Sage honey can come from different species of the plant. Sage shrubs  usually grow along the California coast and in the Sierra Nevada  mountains. Sage honey has a mild, delicate flavor. It is generally white  or water-white in color.

Why does honey vary in color texture and taste?

Raw honey can vary in color from  very dark to almost colorless depending on floral source.  Color can  also be affected by age as honey generally gets darker with age.   Another factor in honey color is the crystallization process.  Honey  generally appears lighter when crystallized.  

And that leaves us with texture. Texture can be  dependent on the floral source.  Clover honey tends to have a creamy  consistency while almond and dandelion are very coarse. This is caused  by the difference in properties of the nectar source.  Some have a much  lower water content and vary in chemical composition.

And that is why honey varies in taste, color, and texture.  

What is raw honey?

 “Raw Honey” means honey as it exists in the beehive or as obtained by  extraction, settling, or straining; and that has not been heated above  118 degrees Fahrenheit during production or storage; or pasteurized.