Local Honey for allergies?

Re: Local Honey for allergies?

• Flamingemu member

  June 2014

  I always hear people doing this, but I have never tried it.

  
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• Holly_1007 member

  June 2014

  Colby's allergies are really bad, I figured I would give this a try before resorting to an allergy medicine. It just tastes awful so I'm not sure how to give it to him. I tried pouring it over some plain Cheerios but it never hardened so now it's just a sticky mess

                         
                        
  
  

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• melody921 member

  June 2014

  I haven't given it to the kids, but I eat it sporadically. I haven't noticed a big difference allergy-wise, but maybe I need to eat it every day. I mix it into a smoothie or yogurt with fruit or spread it on toast.

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

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• Flamingemu member

  June 2014

  Your honey tastes bad? Not sweet?

  How about some roll-ups. Tortilla, a bit of PB, honey, and a banana.

  Plain yogurt with it mixed in

  Smoothies

  Drizzled over fruit

  Most of these will be sticky and messy. That is the life of honey - ha

  
  Kid #1 - 09/03/12
  

  Kid #2 - maybe???

  Diagnosed with Severe Ashermans 
  Hysteroscopy #10 - scar tissue grew back reblocking my right tube
  #11 or IVF with scarring still inside?
  1 lone embryo from September 2016 retreival, dx with Trisomy 16, starting fresh

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• Holly_1007 member

  June 2014

  Raw honey is bitter haha. my husband did it last spring and said it worked best when he did it every day.

                         
                        
  
  

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• eshee8198 member

  June 2014

  We eat local honey - both creamed and raw. I've never noticed it to be bitter. We eat it by the spoonful, spread it on English muffins, or mix it in plain yogurt.
  
  I might look into getting your honey somewhere else...
  

  
  

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• Nita2603 member

  June 2014

  I have done that for years with no effect. So...I won't.

  

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• Hyaline member

  June 2014

  DH swears it helps him and I'd rather support our (hilarious and very passionate about bees) local beekeeper than buy from Target or wherever.  I wouldn't be opposed to it.  DD already gets honey in a lot of recipes and smoothies and stuff.

  
  

  FWIW none of our beekeeper's honey is bitter.  He carries several varieties from different fields in the area (apple blossom, clover, "random").

  
  

  
  

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• Hyaline member

  June 2014

  origamipoppy said:

  I do a spoonful for sore throats never thought of it for allergies but I'll have to try next year (I get the WORST April/May allergies). Our local keepers have several varieties and I've found I like the berry "flavors" the best. To me it just tastes like plain ole honey but the nectar from blackberry flowers is sweeter than say cottonwood blossoms or what have you. You might try a different kind, most farmers markets will let you sample the honey before you buy because there can be such a variance in flavors.
  

  And might I add, if you're a dork, it really is interesting hearing about the differences and how they maintain the colonies and stuff like that.

  
  

  
  

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• LyndseylovesHugh member

  June 2014

  Before we moved to the PNW I had really bad allergies and my allergist told me to eat a spoonful of local honey every day, it seemed to help quite a bit. Since yours is not sweet maybe try putting it in a smoothie or on something he like to eat already.

  

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