Guest guest Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I was wondering if anyone filters their own honey? I want to use local raw honey to pre-medicate for allergy season. I don't use honey at all due to yeast issues but I figure this may help me from needing strong medications that in the long run also bother my gut. I think trying this would be the lesser of the evils for -me-. The reason filtered honey is not technically raw is because it is heated usually way above 140 F. If I follow the raw food guide and I don't heat above 114 degrees F or something like that- than all the therapeutic enzymes and properties that I need for allergy season will hopefully still be in the honey. It is also wildly unhealthy to heat raw honey. So the bee guy told me today that if I let raw honey sit all the wax will float to the top- and my husband should eat that. The rest of the honey does look very clear- clear like filtered honey. Is this something I should not take a chance with eating as it wasn't commercially filtered? If so, I can filter it on my own using some mild heat and then run it through a cheese cloth. Do you think this will be adequate for the SCD? Would it be considered legal? Thanks!! PS. I am very picky when it comes to buying honey and after learning about the filtration process really makes me raise my brow and wonder how the %2 rule must factor into this one. Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Hmmm...I've been eating raw local honey for the last 3 months. Is that bad? It doesn't have any honeycomb or anything in it. The desert honey I bought looks as clear as pasteurized honey. The orange blossom (from the same beekeepers) isn't though. It's very thick, but that could be because it was the last of the honey from last season (new orange blossom honey won't be available till May or June). My mesquite honey (different beekeepers) is also pretty thick, and it also has some little dark specks in it. I never thought about it before, but maybe the specks are bee pollen? This is a conundrum, as I've been tolerating the honey fine. I have found it helpful for my allergies. I haven't had the itchies yet this spring, and plants have been blooming for a month or so (I live in Arizona). Holly Crohn's SCD 12/01/08 > > I was wondering if anyone filters their own honey? > I want to use local raw honey to pre-medicate for allergy season. > I don't use honey at all due to yeast issues but I figure this may help me from needing strong medications that in the long run also bother my gut. I think trying this would be the lesser of the evils for -me-. The reason filtered honey is not technically raw is because it is heated usually way above 140 F. If I follow the raw food guide and I don't heat above 114 degrees F or something like that- than all the therapeutic enzymes and properties that I need for allergy season will hopefully still be in the honey. It is also wildly unhealthy to heat raw honey. > > So the bee guy told me today that if I let raw honey sit all the wax will float to the top- and my husband should eat that. The rest of the honey does look very clear- clear like filtered honey. Is this something I should not take a chance with eating as it wasn't commercially filtered? If so, I can filter it on my own using some mild heat and then run it through a cheese cloth. Do you think this will be adequate for the SCD? Would it be considered legal? > > Thanks!! > PS. I am very picky when it comes to buying honey and after learning about the filtration process really makes me raise my brow and wonder how the %2 rule must factor into this one. > > Jodi > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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