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Dawg Gone Bees - Gettysburg, PA

 Dawg Gone Bees has hives in Adams and York counties.  They maintain their bee hives according to strict guidelines.  They never use antibiotics or pesticides on their hives.  (Yes, it is common practice for commercial operators to use antibiotics and pesticides).  They do not feed their bees any sugar water or corn syrup; instead, all of the honey is made from the bees naturally collecting nectar from flowers and turning it into honey. 

They warm their honey just enough so it will go through their large strainer; they then bottle the honey for you.  This means it is a true raw honey with no added fillers.  You may be asking, "What's raw honey?  Why isn't all honey raw?" 

Raw honey is the most original sweet liquid that honeybees produce from the concentrated nectar of flowers.  Collected straight from the extractor, it is totally unheated, unpasteurized, unprocessed honey.  An alkaline-forming food, this type of honey contains ingredients similar to those found in fruits, which become alkaline in the digestive system.  It doesn't ferment in the stomach and it can be used to counteract acid indigestion.  When mixed with ginger and lemon juices, it effectively relieves nausea and supplies energy.  Raw foodists love honey for its exceptional nutritional value and its amylase, an enzyme concentrated in flower pollen which helps pre-digest starchy foods like breads.

A lot of honey found in the supermarket is not raw honey but "commercial" regular honey, some of which has been pasteurized (heated at 70 degrees Celsius or more) for easy filtering and bottling.  When honey is heated, its delicate aromas, yeast and enzymes, which are responsible for activating vitamins and minerals in the body system, are partially destroyed.  Among manufacturers there exists no uniform code of using the term "raw honey".  As opposed to many foods, there are no strict legal requirements for claiming and labelling honey as "raw".  Nevertheless, suppliers who understand that honey that has undergone heat treatment would not be as nutritious - and have the consumers' health in mind - would ensure their honey is not pasteurized but only warmed just enough to allow the honey to flow for bottling.

Raw and unfiltered honey has a high antioxidant level and will usually granulate and crystallize to a thick consistency after a few months.  It is usually preferred as a spread on bread and waffles, or dissolved in hot coffee or tea.  This honey may be cloudier and may crystallize more quickly than honey you are used to, but that is a sign of its quality and health benefits, and should not be looked down upon.

 

Practices

  • No use of synthetic chemical insecticides, herbicides, or fungicides on their hives.
  • No use of antibiotics on their bees.
  • Bees are not "fed" to make honey faster, but of lower quality.
  • All bee hives are in Adams and York counties.
  • There are no added "fillers" in the honey, such as corn syrup.
  • Family owned and operated.


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