Manitoba White Honey Bee Healthy Honey

by Susan Williams |

Manitoba premium white honey is produced in McCreary near the Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, Canada. Honey color and flavor is largely determined by the floral source of the nectar. Lighter honey has a milder taste. This delicious white honey comes from bees visiting delicate wildflowers indigenous to that area.

What’s raw honey? Honey is classified as raw when it is unheated, pure, un-pasteurized, and unprocessed concentrated nectar that comes straight from the extractor. Honey is classified as raw when the honey is processed using low temperatures, which allows the honey to preserve all the natural vitamins, enzymes and other nutritional elements. Raw honey contains ingredients similar to those found in fruits, which become alkaline in the digestive system. It is the healthiest amongst the various forms of honey, and has the most nutritional value. Manitoba pristine raw organic honey is extracted by spinning in vats that are surrounded in warm water. Since the crystallization process has been controlled very precisely, the honey’s natural enzymes, vitamins, and minerals are preserved.

Because of the process it does not drip like liquid honey; it has a smooth consistency, color, appearance, taste and can be spread like butter.

Manatoba raw honey contains an excellent source of enzymes. Most store brands of honey sold in grocery stores are treated with heat, a process that prevents granulation, but kills active enzymes, which take away vitamins and minerals and many of the benefits of honey. Raw honey is very nutritious. It is filled with many vitamins such as vitamin B6, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, panntothenic acid and minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium potassium, zinc, and antioxidants. It is also fat, cholesterol, and sodium free. By taking small doses of two to three teaspoons per day, raw honey has an anti-inflammatory effect, and may prevent or relieve short-term allergy symptoms.

Water content, minerals, vitamins, pollen, and protein determine honey quality. The less water content honey has, the better the quality and storability. Because of the small water percentage (14-percent water content) Manitoba White Honey is among one of the healthiest forms of honey, and has the most nutritional value. As a reminder, never give honey to infants under one year of age because it contains endospores that their intestinal tracts are not developmentally able to tolerate.

In order to receive maximum benefits, never over heat the honey. When used with tea, let the tea steep, adding honey to a lukewarm mixer, just warm enough to melt the honey. Manitoba premium white honey’s mild flavor enhances any recipe, has a long shelf life, and can be frozen. If the honey becomes solid immerse the container with a tight lid in warm water until it softens. When using Manitoba premium white honey, keep it at room temperature.

References:

1. Dona and Albert Wollman, Riding Mountain Honey Farm, McCreary, Manitoba, Canada,
2. www.benefits-of-honey.com/raw-honey.html
3. First for Women: John Heinerman, Ph.D. (2009) Pollen levels surge by 300%: Raw honey.
4. www.ehow.com

For more info, contact Susan Williams at (775) 358-5083 or email at susanlwilliams@netzero.com.