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Smithfarms: Established in 1988 and on the Internet Since January 1999!
We
have Lehua Honey! Come and get it!
We will be out of Honey until the unknown future. Sorry. We hope you have enjoyed it.
Our beekeepers have sold their business, sorrowfully and we won't know if we can get more until August.
Lehua
Flower from
the Ohia TreeProbably
the rarest Hawaiian Honey and we get only a limited supply of it.
Lehua Honey is made from the Lehua blossoms of the Ohia tree. (Hawaiians
had different names for the flowers and for the trees. They do have different
personalities.) Ohia trees are one of the first cultivators of raw
lava. As development takes place in Hawaii, the Ohia forests are
receding and therefore it is difficult to find Lehua Honey.
Lehua Honey is liquid when harvested from the hives but it turns into a creamed sturdy Honey after a couple of weeks. Very spreadable with a wonderful clean and gentle and fruity flavor. It is exceptionally good.
The Hawaiian Crested Honeycreeper, an endangered Hawaiian bird, is seen feeding on the nectar from the Lehua blossom which is the flower of the Ohia trees. Stamp courtesy of Steven B., Mahalo
HONEY
HONEY
Our
Honey comes with goodnessand
awesome taste!!
Some of our beehives with coffee plants in the background. These hives make our Yard Honey which will be available at another time.
All of our
www.smithfarms.com
KONA HONEY
is All Natural, Unfiltered, Untreated, Unheated
Pure HONEY from the Bees to you, via us.
$7.50
plus shipping of $6.05 for *more than a pound* Container
Want to know why it is more than a pound? We pour it by hand, of course, and it is hard to be exact.
(Now that is the postage cost for one pound of Lehua Honey alone. If you order a pound of roasted Smithfarms coffee and a pound of Lehua Honey, the shipping total is $9.00. And if you order a pound of Honey, a pound of roasted 100% Kona Coffee and a pound of very tasty Macadamias, the Postage cost for all of those 3 pounds of wonderful stuff is: $12.85 and it would go via speedy FedEx since it is 3 pounds or more...)
Like our weather, our Lehua Honey is gentle, light, and purely tropical.
Lemons grow well and easily here
Need ideas on where to best use Honey?
Pure Honey is Great when used to sweeten natural fruit juice. Makes wonderful Lemonade and like our beekeeper friends do, use it to sweeten the natural tartness of any fabulous tasting tart fruit juice.
or for a yummy snack in the evening.....
Try
slathering some Lehua Honey
into every crevice of a warm crusty Toasted English
muffin.
Or bake a loaf of fresh white
bread and while warm,
spread with Lehua Honey.
Our Lehua Honey is wonderful when ladled on some freshly made Honey Vanilla ice cream or some French Vanilla, or Chocolate Chocolate ice cream.....
straight out of the cranking machine!
Scoop up some of that real ice cream into a big bowl and ladle dollops of our HONEY and that taste is
AWESOME
.
Or
do like the kids like to do, (me too).... go get a spoon, fill it up with
Honey and swallow whole. The best.
Bob has a teaspoon in each cup of his Smithfarms morning coffee.
Bob reading "Roberto, The Insect Architect" to our grandson Ezra.
(It's a cute story about termites which we are not that fond of.)
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Remember, this is our
www.smithfarms.com
KONA Lehua HONEY
and it is
All Natural, Unfiltered, Untreated, Unheated
As a result in leaving the best parts for you, you may find miniscule suspended particles. These are tiny bits of wax, pollen and propolis*. These are edible and digestible and contain nutrients of their own.
*Propolis is like a natural pitch. The bees use it as glue, to stop up holes in the hive. It is used in homeopathic tinctures and is edible.
Large corporate Honey producers heat their Honey so they can filter their Honey, getting rid of all naturally occurring particles and making it much easier to pour and work with.
There are wonderful vitamins, enzymes and minerals in Pure Honey that are destroyed then.
Did
you know?
Honey shouldn't be given to children under 1 year old. There are pollen particles in Honey and in order not to provoke an unknown allergy, it is recommended that you wait. No problem if you are older than 1.
Bees diving into beautiful Kona coffee flowers. No wonder the Honey is so good!
Bees need Honey during the "winter" here to care for their young and their hives. Our beekeeper friends are kind stewards who only take the extra and leave the thriving hives behind.
This Honey like all of our Honey is straight from the hive to you.
Fascinating work by four fearless women
Amazing bee friendly women whose chests are covered in bees. Like a "Bee Beard". Yes they did get a few stings, but they mentioned the crawling tiny feet more. The blurs are bees between my camera and our friends.
For What It Is Worth
Reprinted from USA WEEKEND-Jan.26-28,2001
Sweet science: Two studies suggest honey may keep cancer from spreading, as well as prevent a hangover. Interestingly, honey has been used as a medicine for millenniums, often rubbed on cuts and wounds. Why? The concentration of sugar is so great it actually prevents bacteria growth, and it's been shown to speed the rate at which wounds heal.
Turkish researchers say applying an ointment of honey on instruments used to operate on cancerous tumors in mice prevented secondary tumors that often grow along the instruments' path in such operations. Their early studies hint that substances in the honey may help dissolve the cancer cells.
In a less serious study, a group of American scientists say honey can prevent hangovers. The Chicago-based National Headache Foundation says fructose, the sugar that makes honey sweet, competes with alcohol for the enzymes that help break it down in the liver. So a spoonful of honey before you drink might fend off a hangover."