HOW DO HONEYBEES SURVIVE THE WINTER?
Honey is a powerful immune system booster. It actually contains bits and pieces of pollen. Allergies can arise from continuous over-exposure to the same allergens. Eating a couple of teaspoons-full per day of honey made by bees working in the area where you live for several months prior to the pollen season will often prevent allergic reaction to the pollens it contains. This is not to suggest that local honey will replace allergists. It just makes sense to try this quick, safe and inexpensive solution before going to the expense of immunology injections.
(Information based on the work of Thomas Leo Ogren www.allergyfree-gardening.com
WHY DOES HONEY GRANULATE?
All pure honey naturally granulates. Sometimes it takes weeks other times several years. This does not damage the honey. Honey never spoils! To liquefy, place the container in very hot but not boiling water and let stand. Do not place in the microwave.
HONEY contains vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Researchers have also discovered that honey contains antioxidants—which combat free radicals that can damage cells—as many antioxidants as spinach, apples, oranges or strawberries.
WHY CHOOSE BEESWAX INSTEAD OF PARAFFIN?
Here are 10 reasons to choose
beeswax:
We add no chemicals to our beeswax. All of our wax is 100% natural. The beeswax is not bleached or filled with any additives.
We do not use any toxic zinc or lead core wicks - only 100% cotton wicks are used at TouchStone Farm.
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HONEY is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including water. HONEY has antibacterial properties so it actually kills germs in the mouth and can be used as a mouth wash. Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with a cup of warm water. HONEY speeds the healing process and combats infections.
HONEY is an effective expectorant, even more effective than DM cough medicine in treating colds. (Info from the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. Honey is safe for children over 12 months old but it can be very dangerous for infants under a year old.
Honeybees have remained unchanged for 20 million years although the world has changed around them!!
We can thank the honeybee population for every third mouthful of food we eat. Without their pollination, many of our agricultural crops would not be availble.
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HOW DO BEESWAX CANDLES DIFFER FROM OTHER CANDLES?
Rosebud votive Beeswax is made from the nectar of local wildflowers and other blossoms. It burns longer and cleaner than other waxes due to its higher melting point. TouchStone Farm’s pure beeswax candles are also made with 100% cotton wicks that burn cleaner than any other wicks and have no metal content as commercially produced candles often have.
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