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"Lovers, like bees, lead a honey sweet life", Graffiti found in Pompeii, Italy (ca. 7th -6th Century BC)
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Certified Organic Beechwood (Honeydew) honey, which is not
mass-produced commercially, originates from the mountain-based rainforests
of New Zealand's South Island.
This silky-smooth honey is antibiotic and GMO (Genetically Modified
Organism) free.
The sweet, aromatic sap is carefully
and ethically sourced from the Beechwood trees and is collected by the
bees for harvesting. Once the sap is transported to the hive that has
been made from environmentally friendly material, the process begins
of naturally turning the sap into luscious honey. The eco-conscious
apiarist extracts the Honeydew Honey from the beeswax at very low temperatures,
which preserves the rich antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Depending on when during the year the honey is harvested, either in
the spring or autumn, the resulting end product colours and taste can
be quite different. Variety in honey is always interesting to the palate!
Unlike the denser and more viscous Manuka honey, in contrast, Beechwood
honey is naturally quite liquid and flowing in texture.
As a most wonderful health benefit, Organic Beechwood
honey has the richest mineral content of all honeys known to man. The broad
naturally occurring mineral profile includes Calcium (Ca), Zinc (Zn), Magnesium
(Mg), Copper (Cu), Manganese (Mn), Iron (Fe), Selenium (Se), Chromium (Cr) and Sodium
(Na).
Oligosaccharides
Another feature of New Zealand’s superior Organic Beechwood honey is the naturally occurring presence
of Oligosaccharides (complex carbohydrates) present in significantly greater levels than in your average floral commercial honeys. Oligosaccharides are considered to have prebiotic nutritive
abilities, or as is more commonly known, a ‘functional food’. Read more fascinating details here!: http://www.wedderspoon.ca/shop/organic-honey/organic-honeydew-honey.html
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