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The middle 3 jars on 2nd row from bottom were produced by Sourwood Knoll. Only 2 points seperated mackenzie's entry from the 1st place one. She lost 3 points for slightly overfilling the jar, she will not in 06 show.
Dark Extracted Honey Catagory
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and 3rd place ribbon
Honey purchased now is from the same batch, which scored highest in contest on taste and absence of dust or lint particles in the honey.
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2006
Fair
Entries
In 2006, Sourwood Knoll entered the Dark extracted honey contest and the one pound block of wax in shapes suitable for sale at the NC Mountain State Fair. We took home the Blue Ribbon in both catagories we entered. Maybe next year we will enter all the catagories. I just can't find the time to do everything. One note I am proud of is the honey I entered in the fair is straight from my bottling tank just like I bottle all my other honey for sale. I did nothing special or different to it for the fair entry. You can still order Tulip Poplar honey from this same batch if you hurry. This same honey placed 6th in the state of NC out of hundreds of entries at the state fair in Raleigh.
The Sourwood summer bloom was successful. The bees were busy as...well bees, bringing in that special blend of mountain nectar. Place your order now for the last bottles of the summer 2006 batch of Sourwood honey which is almost all gone at Sourwood Knoll until next year.
Information about our honey
Sourwood Knoll is located in the lush mountains of Western North Carolina surrounded by the southern Appalachian wildflowers of Pisgah National Forest.
We do not use pesticides to treat for mites. I believe the pesticide "cure" for Varroa mites is causing as much or more harm to bees, and humans, as benefits. Since Stronger pesticides have become used to fight the more resistant strain of mites, that have been bred because of the weaker pesticide use, honeybees have shown signs of Queen mortality and less fertile drones. This appears to be linked to a buildup of pesticides in the wax. There is a reason the pesticide labels warn to not apply during honey flow or use exposed wax for honey production. I DO NOT want such pesticides near my bees or honey. Due to more intense management, it costs me a little more to produce honey this way but the peace of knowing it is safe from these harsh pesticides, such as the neurotoxin Coumaphos,is priceless!
We strive to provide the purest most natural product we can provide. Our honey is as pure as the fresh mountain rain and as fresh as a mountain snow. To put it simply, it is as fresh and pure as our bees can make it.
We strain the honey to remove any remote possibility something our bees did not put in the honey could make it to you. This is honey as it was naturally intended it to be.
We DO NOT filter the honey, so you still get the tiny particles of pollen and wax that gives our honey that natural taste and benefits which pollen provides.
We do not heat our honey. Heating kills the flavor. Honey is sometimes heated to keep it from crystalizing too quickly. All honey eventually crystalizes. Should your honey also crystalize, you can turn it back to honey with mild heating. Do not heat to more than 110 degrees as this will hurt the flavor too much.
We do not add anything to our honey. We take it just like the bees produced it. Beware of those cut rate producers because many of them extend the honey with such things as high fructose corn syrup. The so called "honey" looks pretty, but tastes YUK! Most Sourwood is sold straight from the producer to the customer. It is not hard to sell because of the high demand, so very few people wholesale it for bulk suppliers to market under their labels. Very rarely will Sourwood actually make it to store shelves for bulk sales. Beware of honey in retail establishments called Sourwood. Often it is something else labeled Sourwood instead of the real thing.
Honey not only tastes good, but can be used in first aide for wounds. Honey has antibacterial and antiviral qualities. Honey is good to use on burns and cuts to minumize scars. That is why unspoiled honey has been found in Egyptian tombs. It is sterile, no bacteria in it that will cause it to spoil. I would much rather taste it than wear it anytime though.
