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My honey has crystalized; what do I do?

While there is no formal definition of raw when it comes to honey, it is widely accepted that raw honey is honey that has not been pasteurized. That means it has not been heated to the point where yeast and enzymes are destroyed in order to increase the shelf-life of the product. Our honey is not pasteurized, so the active ingredients stay active, which give it the flavor, fragrance, and nutritional benefits.

Our honey is strained, not filtered, which makes a big difference.  Large manufacturers who mass produce honey so that it can sit on a store shelf a long time must heat the honey to 180 degrees or more to help it pass through the filters, which kills useful enzymes that give the honey nutritional value. Straining honey through a cheesecloth uses little heat and allows the enzymes to stay active and the pollen to remain, while removing little chunks of wax, “bee’s knees,” and propolis. None of which are harmful anyway, but they tend to be unappealing to the modern consumer. In short, straining makes it look good, and still leaves the good stuff

Take a look at the labels of most commercial honey on the supermarket shelf. Their honey can come anywhere from Mexico to India, from South America to China. North Dallas Honey is local because we partner with beekeepers in North Texas to bring you honey that is full of North Texas pollen, and when it comes to the value of local honey, it's all in the pollen.

Local honey is taken from vegetation that grows where you live, so the same pollen the wind picks up and causes your allergy symptoms to go on full alert is what local honey is full of. In many ways, eating honey is to allergies what the flu shot is to the flu, only a lot less painful and certainly more tasty! So while North Dallas Honey is the tastiest honey around, and while people from all over the world choose North Dallas Honey, it has special value for people who live here and breathe North Texas pollen.

First of all, we are committed to providing local honey.  We do not use honey from China, Argentina, India or any other foreign country, thus we pay 50% more than companies that use imported honey.  Many of you have already learned of the recent pandemic with bees called "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)".  CCD is an unsolved phenomenon where bees are disappearing accross the United States.   In the winter of 2006/2007 over 25% of the U.S. bee colonies dissappeared.  Projections put the loss between $8B to  $12B for the U.S. Agriculture Industry.  Because of this, we have seen a 50% increase in honey cost with a projected 100% increase by the end of 2008.