Ancient and mysterious, honey has long held pole position as being a nectar of the gods—and essential food for any trip into the afterlife. Sadly, the honey bears on grocery store shelves today don’t always bear a lot of resemblance to the honey harvested thousands of years ago, since it’s often processed, blended and heated, stripping it of many of its vital nutrients. There’s a big movement happening in the food world, though, which puts prominence on the same single-origin, place-centric sourcing that’s become so essential in the world of wine and coffee, and one of the major players is Bee Local. As part of the process, they create humane situations for bees, and transparency for consumers, serving as one antidote to the hive collapse that’s been noted around the country. (Meanwhile, didn’t know there was such a thing as honey laundering? Read on.)
Source: Vitamins & Supplements – Goop
