September is recognized as National Honey Month because this month marks the end of the typical honey harvesting season across the United States. The goal of National Honey Month is to promote the importance and benefits of American honey.
According to the National Honey Board, there are more than 300 different types of honey in the United States, with honey production in all 50 states.
Honey is gaining popularity because of its benefits as a natural sweetener, as a natural humectant (which means it retains moisture), and for its natural medicinal properties.
Enjoy the Benefits of Honey with These Four American Made Honey Brands
The color and flavor of genuine honey is unique to the region it is harvested from. Like a fine wine, a honey's flavor is dependent on the weather, soil, and other growing conditions of the flowers from which the honey bee collects its nectar.
Red Bee offers a vast selection of pure honeys that are full of the unique flavors of their place of harvest- Blueberry Blossom Honey, from Maine; Red Currant Honey from New York; Orange Blossom Honey, from Florida, and more! You can taste your way across the US with honey!
Queen Bee Gardens has been making gourmet honey candies in Wyoming for over 30 years. Whether you like chocolates, hard candy, or honey sticks, Queen Bee Gardens has something honey for your sweet tooth! Shop the Queen Bee Gardens Amazon store.
The moisturizing and healing properties of honey make it a perfect ingredient for body care products! Savannah Bee Company offers a large selection of body products, like lotions, soaps, salves, and more. There are products that contain not only honey, but other hive ingredients like royal jelly, beeswax, and propolis- all of which naturally replenish lost moisture. Shop the Savannah Bee Company Amazon store.
Zarbee's Naturals children's cough syrup is what I gave my kiddos when they had a cough and/or sore throat. They loved the honey sweetness and I loved knowing that I am giving them a natural, dye free remedy. Now I have on hand Zarbee's Honey Cough Soothers. They are great during allergy season! According to the Mayo Clinic, honey has been shown to be an effective natural cough suppressant.
Bee a part of the solution and help our nation's honey bees survive! Learn more about how here.
To learn more about American honey and it's benefits, and what's being done to save American honey bees, check out the following links
National Honey Board
10 Health Benefits of Honey
USDA Bee Research
I love using honey especially in the fall with baking. I’d like to try some of these brands. Good to know honey made in the great USA!!! I want to support them!!
I will keep these items in mind when next buy honey, which is not often.
I love the local honey here! These are some great products 🙂 I would love to try that shampoo and conditioner.
Honey is one of my favorite things. I’d love to try some of these products, I love local honey. I’ve been able to get some at whole foods, but am always seeking to try something new!
I love honey and being a gardener, I love seeing the bees and encourage them to visit by planting flowers they anjoy as well as having a bit of water in the garden for them. I used to buy honey up in Minnesota, they had such a great variety.
The Honey Crystals are so smart!
Oh, I love honey! I could switch to honey being my only sugar source. It is so yummy, and has such great benefits. I have heard that some huge percentage (like 80%) of the honey sold in US stores is made in China and is not honey. It is some form of HFCS. Yuck. Only USA made for me!!!
This is a great resource for those of us who look for local honey to combat allergies.
I love honey! I’d like to try all of these products!!!
I love local honey. I haven’t been able to drive out into the country this time. Our stores don’t carry honey in the comb any more, these look sooo good!
Savannah Bee’s Honey & Royal Jelly Shampoo, and Honey & Propolis Conditioner look really interesting!
There’s NOTHING better than local honey.
Love. I get my locally-produced honey at my farmers’ market. But I love all things honey too.