Hogue Honey
Delicious local Bozeman all natural honey direct from the bee keeper to you
Our honey is pure natural delicious raw honey, produced under Montana's big sky.
But what does that mean?
Our honey comes direct from the our bees to your table.
We extract the honey from the frames, run it through a 600 micron filter and then into the jar.
This process filters out a few things, but leaves all the best stuff.
The very best is a little pollen.
The pollen helps people with allergies, minimize their allergic reactions.
Honey is famed for it's anti bacterial properties. In fact they found honey in a tomb in Egypt that was
over 4,000 years old and it was a bit crystalized, but completely edible.
Many people believe that raw honey has special health benefits, not only for allergy sufferers, but
for stronger immune systems and better overall health.
It takes all natural, unpasturezied, honey to achieve these postitive effects..
For out part, we think local all natural honey just tastes the best, you should defintely try some.
Store bought honey is often treated a number of different ways.
- It is pasteurized. This process is designed to kill bacteria. Honey is famed for it's anti-bacterial
properties, so pasteurization doesn't really make a lot of sense.
- Pasteurization raises the tempature to 160 degrees and this changes the structure of the honey
- Filtered at high temperatures through very fine filters. This process is designed primarily to remove the pollen.
Pollen in local raw honey is famed for it's ability to help those that suffer from allergies.
- In some cases syrup and other extenders are added to the honey. The US currently bans honey imports from China
because their honey had been treated this way.
- Raw honey will crystallize much faster than treated honey and this means treated honey will stay liquid much longer on the store shelf (longer shelf life).